There are other applications to this. I've been called a drug addict, druggie, drug pusher, porn monger, pedophile, commie, warlock, and even a Raider fan. (That one hurt!) All but the last were words from mostly one of the supporters of the WoD.
That is the type of speech that has often been tolerated from one camp that gets old very quickly and, IMO, has no place here. I'm not a public figure and there is no truth behind those labels and accusations. But those practices are surprisingly not uncommon on FR.
You too? I've been subjected to the same slanders for supporting libertarian positions, and probably by the same people.
Slander is a standard technique from the arsenal of the Holier-than-Thou brigade.
OMG! That's just plain mean.
Even though we don't see Eagle Eye to Eagle Eye on all things, I think you're a good guy but it goes both ways.
We've both been here a long time. I've been at various times a racist and a statist affirmative action supporter and every thing in between according to some of my fellow freepers.
No biggie, I know who and what I am and so do you.