An iconic moment for me was listening to a school principle in California brag about his school on a radio program:
“We have true diversity! We all look different, but we all think alike!
Liberals: arrogant and ignorant.
Progressives and democrats seem to have become obnoxiously intolerant of all other viewpoints. In my community they hate people who hold religious values, believe in the value of the 2nd amendment, or are Republicans. I have never seen democrat / progressives so hateful. They seem insane with the hateful comments they make gratuitously.
The comments at the NYTimes website are very telling. Liberals are comfortable with their bias and intolerance and believe they have justification for it.
Kristof knows enough history to know this, so my assumption is that this piece is also pragmatic, insincere and intentional ... or ... he doesn't ... which makes him exactly what the lefty seed planters hoped for ... a pure, sincere, authentic member of the cult.