They're All Bad

One of the most irritating things about our stupid political discourse in this country is the elevation of "centrism" above all else, as if having deeply held beliefs about certain issues is a character flaw.

One of the favorite tools of these purveyors of moderation above all else is to draw moronic, often false equivalencies between both sides of a debate. Charles Lane of the Washington Post brings this art to its apotheosis with his comparison of shouting abolitionists with confederate slave-owners. They were both bad because they were both rude!!!!