This would be laughable were it not for the fact that once they consolidate power, they fully intend to have us all committed (a la the USSR circa 1975).
Like discussed here: http://youtu.be/HWMIwziGrAQ
Liberal papers have been calling prominent conservatives crazy for years, including party leaders and Supreme Court justices.
That means they absolutely consider the rank and file conservatives crazy.
It lets them brand themselves as smart and rational, just for belonging to the ideological tribe, while de-legitimizing the other side of any rational basis for their views and simultaneously smearing the view holder.