This is about choices, obviously. To me, kindness and common decency are conservative values - values to be conserved. Ann Coulter doesn't fit the description. She is mean and that is the image she presents of what conservatism is. It shows a lack of character, imo.
Another Giuliani groupie shows up to bash Coulter.
You're all for "mean" as long as it's Rudy Giuliani who is being mean. That's because you and Rudy share the same set of political enemies--and not every member of that set is a Democrat. Far from it. Ann Coulter is a member of your enemy set.
You are welcome to be kind and decent. But always remember that your vocabulary is shrinking by the day. Don't criticize any of the left's purported victims. You can't disagree with them in any way. Nor can you use certain words because they are so mean and hateful. Don't even use words CLOSE to those "bad" words because that is hateful too.
THAT is more offensive than anything Ann could say.
In a cultural sense, absolutely. I suspect that most clueless posters here are generally kind and decent when dealing with family and friends. So far so good.
When transferring "feel good" sentiments to the political arena, let's not confuse political words with dictionary words. Conservatism means something entirely different in politics.
And sadly, in the real world, kindness and common decency in politics will relegate you to a footnote in history, if you're lucky, and to the dustbin --- if you're not.