That didn't sound like an insult. It's just polemic.
Given the HZ demographic, Raoul must know he is 'stirring the pot' and would have been prepared for the neo-con responses.
Anyone should be able to 'straight talk' with anyone else, including older people, without getting their back up. Some of my own older relatives are starting to get that way when I do 'plain speaking' and it's beginning to wear me out.
