"It is clear to me the pure conservatives (or social conservatives, whatever) are becoming increasingly impotent. As a result, they are flailing out more and are making less and less sense"
Ann was speaking to conservatives and she denigrated a liberal.
You are speaking to conservatives and you denigrate conservatives.
As a social conservative that was not pleased by Ann's remarks, I find you much more offensive.
It is hard to believe that you are lecturing on how to persuade people to the conservative point of view.
One need only look to this site (and this thread) to see an example of what I was talking about. I don't think that has caused the fissures in the site, but rather exposed them.
If you find me offensive, so be it. I am not in the public eye like Ann and ergo cannot do much harm. I'd rather say what I did than what she said any day. I am not beholden to any particular faction and I said what I felt to be true. After, might I add, I was called out.
It is clear to me that most people on this board do not want to be persuaded. They would rather say the same thing over and over again on their favorite subjects, and fall into line in one of the camps.