Gee, Amos, you were doing so well until your last paragraph wherein you claim to be describing only the conservatives here. Here, I'll see if I can't help you out...

The real help Mudcat Liberals need is in clarifying their core ideas, and why they think they are of value to the social matrix. They are easily stirred to broad, sweeping condemnations, and even scurrilous obscenities aimed at attacking persons instead of addressing the opinions offered. This lack of respect for the opinions of others is the first tragedy of polemic and false PR. You can't debate opinions in a field of falsified facts, really.