Being "neutral" is not a requirement for not having contempt. I won't pretend that I'm neutral politically, but I'd have to harbor a lot of hate to hold everyon

Being "neutral" is not a requirement for not having contempt. I won't pretend that I'm neutral politically, but I'd have to harbor a lot of hate to hold everyone with politically incompatible world views in contempt. If GP meant to say "the author doesn't attempt to list and support any of the many legitimate reasons for holding these political beliefs" then maybe I could agree. I'll also point out that trying to state that a political party's actions and affiliations look like they lead down a path of hate (based maybe on historical arguments) isn't necessarily wrong, even if you don't like having someone say it about your party.