>Well, it's very important for those who understand politics in a
>quasi-military way (e.g., "militant Marxists"). The idea is that to
>win the political war you have to amass as large an army on your
>side as possible, have everyone put on uniforms so you know who is
>on your side and who is the enemy, and have at it.
It's not even very good at following that model. if you're constantly drawing lines, you're shrinking your base, not expanding it. Politics should be about finding allies and converts, not smoking out heretics.
Doug