Hello Globe -

After reading this article I went straight to the Comments section to see the reaction. Unfortunately the first few comments confirmed my suspicion that Mr. Ogunyemi's article would be met with hostility.

Your experiment to rejig the Comments feature doesn't appear to be working. From what I'm seeing, an increasing number of readers continue to parrot mindless slogans and slurs. Too often, what appears in the Comments barely qualifies as debate or fair-minded discussion. 

The veneer of civility is wearing through to reveal petty-minded, reflexive bigotry. It's time to shut down Comments altogether.