And just in case you think that the vague possibility that some less-than-stellar workaday candidate for a $2/hour position 5000 miles away might actually profit from your answering their simple question is such a big deal. Then consider also the possible affect of your callous pronuncement of their "obvious incompetence and dishonesty" in this place.

Consider the possibility that they are struggling to land a job--any job--such that they can repay the many years of sacrifice, deprivation, and faith their parents and siblings have invested in their education. Let's just suppose for a moment that they did use your answer to fill a gap in their knowledge and so land a job in one of the outsourcing sweat-shops. Do you think for one moment that their success could ever have the slightest affect upon your income or employment prospects? Could the fact that they got a job that was maybe a tad above their knowledge or skills base, have the slightest influence upon whether your company or customers take a decision to outsource their work to "that part of the world"?

Conversely, have you even vaguely considered the possible effect your "ligitimate prejudice" might have upon that individual? If you think that a few harsh words by a stranger on the internet will have little or no effect upon their target, tell it to the mother of Megan Meier!