Zeit: I think even Brian would have to admit to his bigotry, especially against Christians, Republicans, people from Kansas and Wal-Mart shoppers (of a certain socio-economic demo, given that Brian apparently shops there as well).

To make my point, I would suggest substituting “Black”, “gay” or “handicapped” for “Kansan” and see how that sounds.

If he were pillorying people of color, or the “differently abled” or “differently sexed”, to the extent he weighs in on Christians, for example, he would probably already have been expelled.

There is definitely a double standard at work here, as well as a lot of hypocrisy. Of course, Brian’s response is to ignore the fact that Leftists (using good old Saul Alinsky’s playbook) have been quite adept at the smear themselves and claim that, as a progressive (a term he has to define for me), he’s just now learning the ropes from the Republicans (speaking of a truly “tired” meme).