Good points, Xenophonz and pearce.

Delusion is the word. The more extreme and vocal elements on all sides of the political spectrum have a tendency to generalize. I'll give you an example of typical delusionary logic:

"Mr. X does not agree with Israeli foreign policy. So he must be against the Israelis. That means he's an antisemite, probably sponsoring Hezbollah or Hamas. We must lock up Mr. X before he carries explosives into a school and blows up our kids, after all that's what those Hezbollah terrorists are doing!"

The conspiracy theories accusing the Bush administration of causing 9/11 are the same sort of delusionary reasoning.

(As an aside, I'm a scientist, and the NIST report does not live up to accepted scientific standards. They should have done a better job. And that's it. No conspiracy, just a substandard job)

Using pejoratives invalidates arguments. Whether that pejorative is "neocon" or "islamofascist" doesn't matter.

The pen is mightier than the sword. But if you literally want to have some impact, use a typewriter

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