This is a _very_ charitable interpretation of Person2's motivations. Person1 correctly called out something fairly bluntly, and the call out had (in hindsight,

This is a _very_ charitable interpretation of Person2's motivations. Person1 correctly called out something fairly bluntly, and the call out had (in hindsight, I didn't see the comment before this) a pretty good basis for the comment. Person2 was very dismissive without even addressing the comment. That to me seems antithetical to "trying to uphold the tradition of trust and charity," though I'm pretty new here. I personally don't think a dismissive attitude and a snarky quip for no good reason is worth anything.