It's particularly troubling language because depending on who the subject is, the validity of the argument is often treated differently. For example, If OP had

It's particularly troubling language because depending on who the subject is, the validity of the argument is often treated differently. For example, If OP had made this argument about women I don't think we'd see so many upvotes on the comment and we'd see a lot more uproar. Despite the fact that women are routinely dismissed as being "emotional". Here, OP presents that there is insufficient data to hop to conclusions. That said, OP still dismisses "conservatives" on the premise of acting purely on emotion. The irony seems lost on OP but also other HN viewers.