How Liberals Went Insane

I want to add an important footnote to Krauthammer's axiom (that the difference between Republicans and Democrats is that the GOP thinks Dems are wrong and Dems think Republicans are evil).

Not too many years ago, most Democrats seemed to start from a position of policy beliefs. That is, they believed in civil rights, feminism, welfare, environmentalism, etc. because they considered their views to be grounded in moral justice. Thus, anyone who disagreed with their proposed "solutions" must be evil.

I think there has been a significant change in the internal analysis of most American liberals. Today, the starting point of liberal thought is the bedrock foundational belief that Republicans are evil. They don't oppose George Bush and the GOP because of a difference in policies. They oppose Bush on everything -- even if Bush seems to be supporting something they ordinarily support --because of this belief in the inherent evil of the GOP.

The belief in the evil intent of the opponent has become their driving force. And the extraordinary increase in ever crazier behavior seems due to this change.