Ok, I think some may have misinterpreted what I meant. I had absolutely no problem with the thread being locked.
Reading some of the comments towards the end, it was obvious some were clearly breaking rules.
My disappointment was not with the mods, but with posters. For the most part, the people participating in the thread were intelligent people (I say most part, because some posters I'm just not familiar with). The point is, those I am alluding to are better than that, and didn't need to resort to that.
Edit: I just want to say one last thing about this. After re-reading this post, I think it may have come across a little "holier than thou". I realize I have probably crossed a few lines myself in the heat of the moment. So I don't consider myself above reproach. Ultimately my point was, I thought the deabte was a good one. And even though there are some posters that I obviously disagree with on issues, I enjoy debating them. I fully well know those in that thread were some pretty intelligent folks, capable of making good points without the generalized attacks on certain groups. I know, and you know, you're smarter than that.
Oh well, it's a dead issue now I'm guessing.