How Should Conservatives Deal with the Left’s Disrespect and Lack of Empathy?
Well, look no further than PJM’s Rosenbaum, either as an archetype, or a clever send up of the archetype. Reader response appears not to be following your advice, Dr. Helen.
Regarding your hypotheses: As amusing as your first is to me, particularly so as an academic, I find more explanatory power in options two and three – from experience, that is.
As a tie-in, I would add simple intellectual laziness. An example: A European colleague once proudly extolled the renunciation of his Catholic christening, adding as an exclamation point that his religion was the social democratic party of his country. I had no reason to doubt it. When you turn politics into religion, there is less need for critical thought, as some of the more tawdry chapters in the history of religious thought has shown
