“Not every conversation is a debate. And the goal isn’t always to “win.””
Notice how I never said the word debate or anything synonymous with it in the quote to which this was replying. I’m not sure how you read that as having anything to do with debates or winning.
“Jeb Bush got two terms as Florida governor, and his brother two terms as President. Not shabby for a pointless approach.”
Quite shabby given that they were horrible at what they did and continue to this day to prove that they don’t care (and never cared) about their constituents.
“That’s a cop-out that would render the entire concept of onas devarim meaningless.”
No more meaningless than applying it to anyone who personally offends you with a different opinion. Real men can take it and don’t beg for censorship whenever they can’t take back what they dish out. “Copping-out” would look more like throwing insults out and then hiding behind a wall of like-minded moderators. Am I the one doing that here?