I forgot to respond to this part...

The Conservative view on the Mudcat is, however, not a popular point of view as I'm sure you will agree. Often when we express our opinion on a given subject replies posted by Liberals are less than kind. No point in naming names, they know who they are.

I will not argue with you on that point. I have seen some very rude behavior on the part of some liberals toward people who hold views like the ones you hold. And I have seen some people who hold views like yours behaving rudely toward liberals.

However, there are people on both sides of the ideological divide who are polite in the way they express their views, and there are some who try to actively discourage rudeness coming from anyone toward anyone else. It's important to remember this so as to not alienate the ones who may not agree with you, but who would uphold your right to express your views without being subjected to rudeness.