Apologies, it’s not really my intention to make partisan stabs.. as far as I can tell, and both my parents are conservative evangelicals, this desire for safety and familiarity is the driving force behind conservatism. The idea being that there’s an order to the world, and it’s divine, and everyone has a place and a role, and so on. Start from understanding how it feels to have absolute certainty in a simple, familiar world and you can explain 99% of conservative behavior. It’s not an attack, it’s just my personal observation of how religious conservatives think.

> What is it with the obsession some progressives have with badmouthing potential allies?

If your commitment to the cause evaporates because "a leftie was mean to you on the internet", what kind of commitment are you offering in the first place?