They don't want to debate.

CNN.com - Bush supporters create opposing camp - Aug 20, 2005: "'We don't want to debate with people who don't understand our point of view.'"

This kind of a statement (said by one of the protestors) makes me wonder just how strong they feel about their own point of view. If they truly believed in what they felt, they'd try and defend it. At the very least, they should debate just for the sole reason to TRY to get others to understand their point of view. Refusing to debate, in my mind, is a clear indication of insecurity and self-doubt.

Now, if it were an issue of safety, that's a different animal. But I don't see this gentleman saying, "We don't want to debate with people who will throw beer bottles at us." No. He's saying, "We give up, by default."