I agree that fundamentalism is good descriptor of the problem. A lot of comments replies arguing about the meaning of the word. To me fundamentalism means this.

I agree that fundamentalism is good descriptor of the problem. A lot of comments replies arguing about the meaning of the word. To me fundamentalism means this. Where you fall on a certain issue defines a set of values. Fundamentalists are those believe that their one issue and the subsequent value structures are THE fundamental issue and value structure that individuals should be judged (morally and otherwise) as well as how we should see the world and organize society - above all other issues and value sets. With that definition one of the things you see a lot in American culture aside from Christian fundamentalism is capitalist fundamentalism - that free markets divine what and who is right. Social Justice fundamentalists do just that - dismiss or trample over other world views and values systems, in the name of equality.