I've remained fairly civil in most of our interactions, Octavia. I've only argued with fact (or satire depending on the situation) and mild name-calling. You will find when you respond to things as a conservative, you are responded with limited arguments with no point or fact, curse words, or personal insults.
I've found that because of the lack of knowledge coming from leftists, insults are a much easier way to "win" an debate. I mean.. I just had an argument with someone a week or so ago that didn't believe me that both the KKK and Confederates were Southern Democrats.. So instead of doing research on the topic, I was insulted personally for making such claims. This is the world we live in.