That's all fodder for valid political debate. My objection is the denigration and condemnation of those with differing opinions. It's immature and toxic.

> Just because people are "good and decent" doesn't mean that the outcomes they support are thus.

That's exactly what many on the right think of leftist policies. That the bulk of sustainable and healthy solutions should come from the grassroots, and that many government interventions are unsustainable and have profound unintended negative consequences that aren't fully appreciated by the calculus of the left.