Liberals on this forum are irrational

[Faith No More]

@Everyone else:

There have been multiple times where people have called Republicans or Libertarians racists because of some miniscule connection to racism in their respective groups. This is what Dean-o was pointing out, and rightly calling illogical. If you searched for about 5 minutes on Google, you could find some link to racism in any political party, including liberal groups

If that was what he intended to point out, he went the wrong way about it. If he wants to discuss misplaced labels and miniscule links to racism he probably shouldn't have titled the thread the way he did. To start a discussion with, "Liberals on this forum are irrational," and then try to make a point about labels on parties seems more like defensive mud-slinging.

He also pointed out the childish behaviour of those who resort to calling their political opponents "RepubLibertariaNazis" or similar terms. There is an old custom in forums that anyone making a comparison of someone to Nazis without an actual valid reason to has automatically lost whatever debate or discussion they are in. (See Godwin's Law).

If it is the childish behaviour he wishes to address, then he should address that issue specifically, and not lump it in as if it is somehow part of a political ideaology.

I missed the Government class that said that there are exactly two kinds of political thought, and they are named Liberal and Conservative. I would have thought that such dualistic thinking would be a bit more marginalized on a forum like this. Perhaps I was mistaken in my thoughts that most people's political opinions on a variety of subjects look more like an IQ chart distribution? Or maybe a big blank?

Sadly, we humans organize political philosophy in a dichotomous nature. While the terms 'liberal' and 'conservative' encompass a wide variety of political views, they are merely a way of generalizing one's policital beliefs in one word.