Is that yes or no? Should people belittle and insult those they disagree with? General question not particular to any situation? You talk about morals and ethics Is it moral and ethical to insult and belittle others? Yes or no
What difference does it make if face to face? Do you want your chosen leaders to be bullies who ridicule and belittle people with opposing opinions? Is that who you want to be setting the standard for morals and ethics?
I want people that support moral policy. I am far more concerned about protecting the most innocent and supporting moral policy than I am about a mean tweet or a metaphor used by a public figure against a public figure. Some of them make me cringe. But spare me that this is bullying. Plenty of things are said about DeSantis and Trump. They are public figures.