Yeah they do but you might consider not letting others opinion of you matter as much I know it s easier said than done but once it occurred to me that their slings and arrows proved two things I found it easier 1 They want you to feel bad 2 They have no counter for whatever point you re making which is why they resort to labels insults etc Handling point one Why should you feel bad just because someone you ll never meet wants you to Point two means that as long as you re able to maintain a cool head and keep on subject you have a real chance disproving their argument People don t like to be proven wrong so the closer you get to doing that the more likely they are to become hostile The point is you did a good job on the O Reilly article don t let somebody s idiocy keep you away from something you re interested in