Liberals will say that the comparison is unfair, because Mr. Bush is so much worse than Mr. Clinton ever was. Yes, Mr. Clinton may have been imperfect, but Mr. Bush -- whom people on the far left routinely compare to Hitler -- is evil. This of course destroys the liberal stereotype even more eloquently than the data. The very essence of intolerance is to dehumanize the people with whom you disagree by asserting that they are not just wrong, but wicked.
1/17/2008
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What else can you call someone who makes it their business to constantly violate, or attempt to violate, your fundamental rights?
Besides, many Republicans are guilty of this dehumanization as well. Just look at how many bloggers refer to all Democrats as "moonbats" or something similar (or something worse) to indicate the belief that they are all insane.
Democrats (and Republicans) do bear some collective responsibility for violating and attempting to violate your fundamental rights. In that sense, maybe such name-calling is justified.
But I think what this is referring to are individual remarks, which happen to more commonly be from those who ascribe to leftist politics.
It's vastly more present on the internet, as I'm sure you are well aware of. If the left generally feels more uninhibited than the right, think of how they feel online.
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