Nothing else explains the peculiar ensemble of arguments whose opponents fall clearly on one side, or on the other.
“It’s not left vs. right, Democrat vs. Republican, or even liberal vs. conservative; it’s state vs. freedom.”
The right is for freedom. Republicans are for freedom (excluding RINOs). Conservatives are for freedom.
Insofar as anyone in those camps is not for freedom, he is not faithful to his own views, and should not be called a rightist, a Republican, or a conservative.
It is very much a matter of left vs. right. Which is to say, a matter of evil vs. good.
And yes, the left, demonrats, and libtards are capital “E” Evil.