I put about eight right-wing scumbags and sockpuppets in my bozo bin and
they almost disappear.

Harry, what ought to disappear, from the NG overall, is exactly that type of
language used to describe other people.

There are some really confused folks in these environs, but you must get a
different NG feed than I do. I don't know of any of the right wingers here who
would deserve the label "scumbag", let along eight of them.

When you say, "The people who disagree with me are not only wrong, they are
somehow defective or evil," ask yourself whether you don't sound a whole lot
like a stereotypical conservative in the process.

Some people don't have the mental horsepower to express anything without the
use of stereotype or "talking points", and some are unable to disagree without
resorting to insult. You're brighter than such folks, so that ought to reflect
in your style. :-)