Insults are in the ears of the beholder. A bit of context goes a long way, when you realize that that the "in-group" is miniscule, and the the "out-group" is th

Insults are in the ears of the beholder. A bit of context goes a long way, when you realize that that the "in-group" is miniscule, and the the "out-group" is the vast majority. If you frame it that way, it should be obvious that the "in-group" in this case would appear, on the surface, to be a bunch of deluded eccentrics, hardly anything to feel insulted about.