“There is no mitzva to defend Joseph’s wrong and misguided position (that he more than likely doesn’t actually believe)”
I wasn’t trying to defend his position. I was trying to do 2 things. As far as Joseph was concerned, I wasn’t defending his position but rather his person. It is one thing to attack someone’s position; it is another to attack the person and make negative assumptions about them. I try to always defend anyone who I think is being unfairly attacked in the Coffee Room. I will b”n defend you also if I see you being unfairly attacked as a person.
edited upon request, sorry