Do some commit acts of incivility or offend charity in their interactions with others, especially online? Perhaps. But some divisions cannot be reduced, nor can one pretend that they do not exist without being unjust or violating the order of charity, and sometimes justice or the order of charity require confrontation. Some divisions are so serious that separation is required, or mere "co-existence."
Better advice would be to avoid unncessary and/or unconstructive conversation or "debate" with others, especially online, and to focus on doing what one can to build up one's self and others within one's community.
CWR Dispatch: A remedy for divisions with adversaries by Thomas M. Doran
We cannot practice daily self examination, an examination of conscience, without growing as human beings and reducing divisions with others, even those we dislike and resent.
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