No I really want this to be concrete. What was the “value” in his take that came before I said anything? Was it the link? Is that why I’ve been given sole credit for an entire exchange between two people? All I said was “you’re a racist.” Was that the problem? If you admit there is no value in the entire exchange, that means Potato also shat up the thread, right?
There didn't need to be value in his take, that's the whole point of this thread, no one says anything of value
If you had watched this thread like a hawk for an entire year like you said, you would know by now that when someone says something truly objectionable, the appropriate response is

And the post will get 5 likes and everyone will move on