             if @state.show_details
               R.div className: 'point_details', dangerouslySetInnerHTML:{__html: @props.text}
             else
-              R.span className: 'point_details_tease', @props.text[0..30] + "..."
+              R.span className: 'point_details_tease', $("<span>#{@props.text[0..30]}</span>").text() + "..."
 
         # R.a className:'open_point_link',
         #   "#{@props.comment_count} comment#{if @props.comment_count != 1 then 's' else ''}"

      over : (ev, ui) => $el.addClass "user_is_hovering_on_a_drop_target"

  render : ->
    #filter to pros or cons & down to points that haven't been included
    points = _.filter fetch({ url: 'all_points' }), (pnt) =>
      is_correct_valence = pnt.is_pro == (@props.valence == 'pro')


      # If this is an extreme opinion...
      else if segment in [0,6]
        if segments[segment][segments[segment].length - 1].length == max_opinions_in_column - 1
          segments[segment].push []

        segments[segment][segments[segment].length - 1].push opinion

      # If this opinion is somewhere else on the spectrum...
      else
