No one’s owed participation in their discussion but you can just walk away from a conversation you no longer want to participate in. But what happened here is more like they popped up to disagree with you then immediately acted as if you were wronging them with a reply that you hadn’t made and that don’t seem in character with your other comments here.
It was an attempt to manipulate the situation into one where they are a victim and are thus the “winner” by fighting back against your attack that you hadn’t even made and sidestepping any discussion at all.
No one’s owed participation in their discussion but you can just walk away from a conversation you no longer want to participate in. But what happened here is more like they popped up to disagree with you then immediately acted as if you were wronging them with a reply that you hadn’t made and that don’t seem in character with your other comments here.
It was an attempt to manipulate the situation into one where they are a victim and are thus the “winner” by fighting back against your attack that you hadn’t even made and sidestepping any discussion at all.