Neither US political party is Nazi. The unthinking demonization of 'the enemy' lies at the heart of this problem. Clearly too many of us have become fond of i

Neither US political party is Nazi. The unthinking demonization of 'the enemy' lies at the heart of this problem. Clearly too many of us have become fond of identifying ourselves through membership in Party X. Shaping my world view around a political agenda by wholeheartedly embracing their entire platform is unnatural and illogical. But to take the next step and label nonparty folk as unbelievers and infidels creates a problem that's impossible to fix through rational discussion, much less leading to the design of workable policy. At best it's bad policy. But party-based exclusion really isn't politics. It's just gangsterism.