> I was talking mostly about face to face interactions. The
> conservatives I am talking about would say some pretty nasty opinions
> of politicians or "liberal elites" but at the same time were very
> polite and respectful to me as a person, even knowing that I am a
> member of the "liberal elite." On the other hand, lefties were pretty
> nasty in my face - condescending, vitriolic, judgmental, intolerant,
> even though we pretty much agreed on ideology.
I've experienced the same. Doesn't this fit with that classic "I hate Jews, but you're ok" kind of thing?
-- Andy