Not necessarily. But it seemed to me that your choice of "imposing" vs. "allowing" did just that -- perhaps without quite meaning to. Things get said in the heat of debate which one might not say in calm of mind, all passion spent.
> Can I ask you an honest but not very nice question,
> Michael?
You can ask, but I probably won't answer. Personal questions usually seem presumptuous to me, and personal comments rather childish.
> I assume that you're an intelligent person,
> there's been evidence to that effect in your
> contributions. Why are you saying such dumb things?
Oh, I see! You meant a RHETORICAL question! Never mind.
> Yoshie's become an ideological fanatic
Hey, we're all ideologues of one kind or another here -- are we not?