Everyone worships something - either God, the State, or oneself. And since people with moral conviction are easier to motivate to action, it’s no surprise that virtually every political argument has morphed into some sort of moral crisis.

If you complain about government spending and the obvious fiscal cliff ahead, you get responses bemoaning racism and classism. If you complain about foreign wars and constant interventionism, your patriotism is questioned. If you complain about the suppression of speech, you get lectures on “hate speech”.

It’s exhausting and the polemics responsible are loathsome.