The nature of politics is that if we want to accomplish things, we have to work together. When you throw out statements like > If conservative politics is dir

The nature of politics is that if we want to accomplish things, we have to work together. When you throw out statements like > If conservative politics is directly linked to bigotry I see no reason we should support it. Perhaps the fiscally conservative, small government political groups should work to dissociate their ideas from intolerance. All this does is create animosity with moderates who do not consider themselves linked to bigotry, and it does not advance your position, except among people who already agree with it. If you don't want the support of these moderates then that is one thing. But that raises the question of why you would engage them, if not to garner their support.