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“Perhaps there is a situation where a society says "no further" and is correct to actively shun a political stance.”

Just remember that we live in a world where a subset of people genuinely believed Obama is a Stalinist. Once you define whatever is beyond the pale, people will just shove everything they don’t like into that bucket.




They still believe it. And yes, when these times come, people get forced to get off the fence and prove they aren't part of the problem.

But these times do come. Congress was attacked. Threats need to be identified, and quickly.




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