Can I call Bullshit Now?

Steven, whom I happen to respect, writes:

Evidence for the relative degrees of venom on the Left and Right must necessarily be anecdotal. Last year the formeer NYT ombudsman Daniel Okrent noted the Left's greater hatefulness. During the '04 campaign, it seemed clear that there was more Dem than Rep election vandalism. Leftie blogger trumpet the restrictive (or nonexistent) comment policy on large Conservative blogs as some evidence that all those bloggers want to do is tout the Rovian party line and brook no dissent. From my own experience, Leftie blog-comment 'dissent' consists largely of vile name-calling.

At any rate, I accept the anecdotal evidence that Lefties are more strident, more hate-filled, in their rhetoric. (And I'm talking about 'on average,' wiht significant overlap in the Left and Right bell-curves). But I'm genuinely not sure why. Any thoughts? (Other than 'Lefties are bigger a*holes.')

First off, if Howell had accused the Republicans of something they were not guilty of, Powerline and Michelle and all the rest of the gang would be calling for her firing immediately. And implying that lefties are more hateful than Right Wingers is simply ridiculous. No scientific measurment has been done to my knowledge, and there are just as many hate filled comments from Right Wingers as there are Left Wingers. As someone who has had his children called "little niggers," by Jeff Goldstien readers I can attest to that fact. Not to mention the weekly hate filled diatribes by Paul at Wizbang and his ranting crew of hangers on.

Lastly, I saw the comments that were posted to that blog. America Blog had a post linking to an archive of them, and out of the hundreds of comments, there were maybe a half dozen objectionable ones, and that is by anyone's standards...

That is what's wrong with our country. It all comes down to Wingnuts and Moonbats doesn't it? No dialogue is possible, because even rational people like Steven get in on the game. Most of the Progressives I know dislike the current administration, they don't HATE their fellow Americans because they voted for it... Try talking to most on the Right and see what you get...

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