Disqus does actually support downvoting, but it appears that no one downvoted Ramon Leon’s posts. (I did not downvote them because it feels petty to me to downvote the person I’m arguing with.) I’m also not sure that these are quite candidates for removal by moderators–yes, Ramon Leon is advocating (and practicing) “argument by ridicule,” but I didn’t consider his behavior abusive.
That’s a pretty nice analogy. And thanks for the upvotes in Disqus! I was more commenting on the fact that in some (or many?) cases, mockery is more effective than reasoned argument for causing people to change their minds, though, which I find quite depressing.