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Going to be pretty lonely on that hill.
It's often lonely advocating for the right thing.
Pretty subjective that what you're advocating is "right" and not just simple opinion. It also is easily construed as semantics with little benefit to argue. But I admire your convictions. Good luck.
It's not subjective at all, and it's not just semantics. There is a tangible difference, the implications of which we've seen on this very OP.
Again, good luck :)