Ideological Purity is Never a Good Idea, be it Right OR Left

[Old Nick]

For one thing, it can blind people to nuance, which comprises 80% of everything in life.

Also, it leads inevitably to certain types self-appointing as political Hall Monitors, Enforcers of the Correct, constantly searching for statements and/or attitudes about which they can become indignant, even enraged, which then leads directly to complaining. Or, to use a less charitable word, whining.

No website, no forum, no discussion of any kind, whether Democratic, Republican, Progressive, Libertarian, Socialist, Authoritarian, Religious or Atheistic ever benefits from such hypervigilance.