JayMatt, you wrote, “How would you feel if someone came onto the 400 (since the 402 was not running) and demanded that the men and women sit separately? Of course it would bother you, yet you think it is fine to do the reverse.”
Actually, Daniel did not keep other people on the bus from sitting separately; he just sat next to his wife, but didn’t keep other people from sitting as they liked. Yet he and his wife were shouted at & insulted. I am not clear on why insulting people in public is more tznisudig then allowing a husband and wife to sit together peacefully. Perhaps someone could explain this to me.
The reverse situation would indeed occur if a couple boarded the 400 bus and then proceeded to insult any couple sitting separately. This would be completely out of order & would definitely warrant immediate ejection from the 400.
Daniel, I am sorry you were insulted this way. But I agree that voting for meretz would not be a good choice.