Maybe the idealist liberals can just stifile themselves

[Dragonfli]

116. The "__ Derangement syndrome" meme is a well known right wing attack device created by

Charles Krauthammer as a convenient way for wingnuts to handwave away any criticism of the President.

Conservatives use the same devices across aisles and the Conservative Democrats that run with it are just following a well laid out meme in their tool box specifically designed to answer criticism and end debate without having to defend policies.

If the one that disagrees with the Conservative they defend "suffers" from this imaginary illness, then they are "disturbed mentally", "delusional", or possibly "unhinged conspiracy theorists" that can and should be silenced, ignored and scorned because whatever the criticism, it is obviously only the result of a "deranged" mind.

They found it very useful during the Bush years to silence criticism of Bush policies and are merely following what has been successful in the past to stifle current criticism of Centrist and often right wing policies in the present. It has been in their toolbox for over ten years so it's current use was not unexpected by people like me that have been arguing with conservatives of all stripes online since before DU was born.

Conservatives will be conservative and debate like conservatives no matter the party they wear on their sleeves.

http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Bush_Derangement_Syndrome

BDS was originally coined by Krauthammer to attack Howard Dean, Barbara Streisand, and Bill Moyers in a pathetic attempt to equate them to full-on conspiracy theories about Dubya like Cynthia McKinney's endorsement of 9/11 "truth", and it soon became a convenient way for wingnuts to handwave away any criticism of Bush.[2] Unfortunately for those alleged to be suffering BDS, it is not listed in the DSM and as such unlikely to be covered by the average insurance plan.