The term "liberal dementia" in reference to an individual's post is hardly part of a discussion of "issues".  It is, in my opinion, rather an attack on the individual who wrote the post.  It dismisses the post as the product of the writers "political mental illness." You, sir, have a long history of personally attack others on the Disqus and now this "Civil Conversation" site.  Claiming those attacks have been on "ideas" and not on individuals is extremely disingenuous.  BTW: I hope you recognize that my criticism is of your "actions" not of you as a person.  You might be a truly wonderful person, but those attacks are frequently very personal, very nasty and very counterporductive.