Is everyone here conservative?
No, I don't think so, but one can get the impression from over here that the typical fervent George Bush fan has a tendency to be very arrogant and narrow minded, almost fanatical. For them there are presumably never two sides to a story, only their version can be right and the rest of the world is wrong.

Unfortunately, having a large scrotum, using threatening behavior and senseless, gratuitous sarcasm doesn't work as well as trying to find rational arguments (at least not for most Europeans).

So discussions on politics with them seem to be rather counter productive.

Not forgetting of course, that there are so many sincere people of the conservative persuasion. They're the ones who are not extremist in their views. The ones that understand the importance of a balanced view, of tolerance and humility and other such old fashioned virtues.
What a pity there aren't more politicians like that!

Back to the cats and dogs and other non political creatures …