> The wrong lesson from this would be "being nice to racists" is somehow a meaningfully important aspect of his approach. Well being respectful was probably a

> The wrong lesson from this would be "being nice to racists" is somehow a meaningfully important aspect of his approach. Well being respectful was probably a necessary, if not sufficient part of his approach. I certainly don't think it would have gone over similarly if he had screamed hysterically in his face or hit him with a socked padlock or something...