>dissenters are less censorious and more oriented toward discussion
This is a really broad insult and complement to two really broad categories of people. This is frankly almost as over-general as saying "people I agree with are good people and people I disagree with are bad people".
You're entitled to your opinion. Nevertheless, I think it's an obvious conclusion borne out by observation of the political spectrum and conversations on HN. One could even say that your reaction lends it credence ("He must be talking about me!").
BTW, friendly correction: complement vs. compliment.
>dissenters are less censorious and more oriented toward discussion
This is a really broad insult and complement to two really broad categories of people. This is frankly almost as over-general as saying "people I agree with are good people and people I disagree with are bad people".