Leftists' meanness toward those with whom they differ has no echo on the normative right.

In a lifetime of observing and participating in political debate, I have seen a lot of meanness.

Not only do we have a right to be happy, we have an obligation to be happy— because our happiness has an effect on everyone around us.

Not only do we have a right to be happy, we have an obligation to be happy— because our happiness has an effect on everyone around us.

If we weren't born with anti-social passions - narcissism, envy, lust, meanness, greed, hunger for power, just to name the more obvious - why the need for so many laws, whether religious or secular, that govern behavior?

For the Left, tolerance does not mean tolerance. It means first, acceptance. And second, celebration. That is totalitarianism: You not only have to live with what you may differ with, dear citizen, you have to celebrate it or pay a steep price.