Since when is a two sentence reply to a commenter's musing on the "shades of grey" involved in historical understanding a political rant or unsubstantive? If yo

Since when is a two sentence reply to a commenter's musing on the "shades of grey" involved in historical understanding a political rant or unsubstantive? If you don't like a comment, just say you don't like it and to stop that (we all understand the implied 'or else!') instead of pretending to be a dispassionate moderator simply enforcing the rules.