It has, at this point, esculated way beyond the point of turning back and bystanders are getting caught in the cross fire. So I fully understand why FTG it's taking the action he is. The reason I raise the thought is that with the right awareness, this could have been prevented from the start and could be prevented in the future. Like I say, we are a worldwide platform, so these sorts of cultural clashes will continue to appear.

With the analogy of the rape culture, I'll go with that too. If we do our due diligence and make sure we are fully aware of a culture before we put ourselves in a situation which will bring us into conflict with them, then we can choose not to visit a country that rapes in the first place. We can also choose to try and negotiate with them, to see if we can help to make them realise why rape is not the right path, but we are still forewarned and wouldn't send in women to do that negotiating. We can also draw the line in the sand and say that within our culture, if anyone chooses to come here, rape is not tolerated and this is the punishment for it. That is also an invitation for any women who wish to escape that culture.

You can not force change on another, but you can offer your opinions and safe haven for the wronged.

We can't know for certain anyone's culture when online, so the Chinese analogy was just an example as it's a well known period. There are plenty of other cultures that are restrictive and have learnt not to trust.

I can only hope for a good outcome from this event and hope that it doesn't become a loss for Steemit of some accounts that I feel are important to the community on here. I count you among them.