Its because of how we teach "critical thinking" now.

They teach kids to guage arguments based on how they make them feel. If it makes you feel bad, its bad.

It should be:

You come up with a logical conclusion based on a logical argument, where the best argument wins. You would then evolve your view on the subject based on the discussion, THEN process your emotions about it afterwords.

The coming hard times will correct the emotional lens to interpret reality, and will adopt a more well rounded and intelligent approach to discussion based on academic evolution.