I absolutely agree, they won't change their minds, and you're right, it does boil down to respect. Usually when I see someone attacking someone else I try to insert a rational, reasonable comment to calm the situation down, but there are people who will just turn the attack on you when you do that, those are the ones, well I avoid in the future lol. Though in aunt deb's case I should have known better, it wasn't the first time I had seen her in a comment section going nuts. I'm surprised she talks to men at all, she really seems to hate them from the things she said to me. I actually think it's sad, like something must have happened in her life to cause it.
I truly agree a line should be drawn. I do think that for some people they are looking for superiority rather than equality. I don't get how they don't see their agendas as being no different than the ones they supposedly stand against?