I've been defending indefensible people, at least in my own mind (as defending them in the public square is just a place to be mocked and downvoted and no opini

I've been defending indefensible people, at least in my own mind (as defending them in the public square is just a place to be mocked and downvoted and no opinions are changed), when the attacks on them are unrelated to the reason they're not great. That includes being disappointed in people talking about Trump's small hands, among other things.