Generous of spirit is present when you know that you have half a dozen people at the back of you geeing you along. When that isn't there,you are left to fight your own corner.
I wonder how you'd get along in a similar situation ? Not too well I suspect !
This so so childish, why can't you just debate the CASE instead of making things personal? You make a point, the opposite view argues against it - that's how a debate works. When you get nasty and personal, it causes a retaliation and bad feeling. You don't like being wrong Lookout but everyone is. Jane fights her own corner and fights it well because she doesn't descend to the level of name calling.