I think everyone could stand to roll more humility.

I don't like "snotty" anybody ! From what you're describing though, simply sounds like ornery folks looking for any reason to object, be offended, attack, or start an argument.

I never saw the value in meeting verbal aggression with aggression . It solves nothing, gets everyone riled up, and there is less likelihood of coming to a place where everyone can feel ok.
If everyone is looking to "win" - rarely does anyone do so.

I think that close minded people of any stripe are a pain in the ass to be around. I call them fundamentalists. They take a position and follow it blindly. There are fundamentalist atheists, fundamental liberals and conservatives etc. It is the lack of critical thinking that makes them hard to be around.

Being obnoxious is not restricted to one ideological side. I got into an online discussion about public breast feeding; I didn't think a tiny bit of modesty was too much to ask. People FREAKED OUT. Things like: "Let's see YOU eating under a blanket and see how YOU like it!" and all sorts of accusations that went WAY beyond anything that I'd advocate. And, how DARE I not be enchanted by this beautiful bonding display?

I’m a moderate, libertarian leaning independent... I notice both sides have the same bad behavior. But liberals want to tell others how to process things versus why you should want to, like any discourse is awful and it’s frustrating. Even if you agree but view things slightly differently, somehow you’re a monster.

I'm annoyed by snotty people, no matter their political leanings.

I do agree people are sometimes too quickly up in arms, and react with disgust and judgement instead of having a civilized discussion. Perhaps far more problems could be solved if we just talked openly with each other and attempted to understand instead of immediately criticizing. We are, after all, only human, and our frame of reference often isn't as wide as we think.

I agree
Liberals are capable of stupidity and hypocrisy as well, being human.

Ok liberal political activist here. Sometimes we can misinterpret remarks. I confess I have done it here. I say what is on my mind-sometimes being spontaneous is an asset but it can also be a liability.

I have been accused of being a conservative Republican because I dared criticize Democrat politicians for some things. I'm actually pretty far left according to the American political spectrum. I'm a liberal that supports politicians like Bernie Sanders, Dennis Kuchinich, Cynthia McKinney, Ralph Nader, and the Jill Steins of the world. Then on the opposite side, I get accused of being a commie or socialist. You can't win lol

To me liberal just means tolerant. What you describe isn't tolerant. I agree there are those on the left who are as bad as those on the right. I just don't run into to them as much because of where I live. It's most right wing trump supporters where I live. Around here it's very nice to meet someone who is liberal, and the liberals I know are very easy to get along with.

I think everyone deserves a chance to unpack and learn without being dogpiled. It is when people refuse to learn and change and continue to be problematic and willfully ignorant that I have to write them off.

I am a lifelong liberal, and I disagree...I have seen this in liberals a few times, yes, but really not often, and I have seen it many, many more times in other political ideological groups. As far as the group berating your friend: this sounds more to me like just snotty, self-important people, who come in all political orientations. I don't think snotty people and liberals should be conflated this way. As far as insults, non-sequiturs, assumptions, and skirting the subject: well, I can think of quite a few people (one in particular) in the political world who do this on a regular basis, and none of them are liberals.

I call those "california liberals" ,sorry California, you're beautiful, but you have a lot of over the top into outer space SJW types in your hood...
I'm pretty liberal, but there are some as whenever there are people, there are ranges of types that are just "out there" and follow herdthink.
Black people can't be racist? Really? LOL NO human is immune to prejudice! NONE, certainly not based on skin color alone! DUHR

Some of the things that get me with some "liberals" (and I use that term loosely) are blind adherence to "science" without investigation. "Science" being the sacred cow of the left despite the left typically being the side that normally questions EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE but "science", particularly in regard to the for profit pharmaceutical industry.
I mean how can one give implicit trust to an industry that creates false shortages and price gouges based off "what the market will bear"? Yes there are committees who gather and arbitrarily decide how much profit can be made of particular treatments like say, breast cancer, vs the actual cost of manufacturing. It's f****ing disgusting, but oh no, when it comes to the latest GREATEST vaccination, despite the epidemic of kids with an onslaught of new problems, it suddenly becomes an attack on "science".

Another peeve is the PETA mentality that has infected the general public. For instance, few ever pay attention to HOW there are animals in shelters, they just assume it's breeders in general, and no examination into how people are acquiring animals to begin with = no screening of potential home that's how, and the one off back yard breeder with no community connections to help insure good homes.

Whew, that got me on soapbox. But yes, there are blind spots in humans. A lot of people parrot stuff without thinking.

You have a point. I am very liberal in some areas, an conservative in others. I find my self alone and very rarely share my political thoughts on this site. I enjoy a friendly exchange of ideas, but many times I just hear secular dogma.

I am a very liberal atheist. I also would never treat such questions with aggression or hostility. I like hearing about people's experiences and the hows and whys they believe something to be true. If they spew nothing but "talking points" and insults, I will lose respect for their ability to engage in meaningful conversation. I may still be acquaintances with them, but I would tend to not tread in any water more than an inch deep.

This happened to me this morning. I used a perfectly acceptable word in a perfectly acceptable way and several souls less liberal than me came down on me like a garbage truck load of Trump. 'Splained to me how I couldn't use that word because...

Just like any zealots, they hate their beliefs beings questions. be it religion, politics, or even food. lol

I think everyone has sacred topics that we don't like to be questioned. My roommate and I often debate topics as friends, but we both know to lay off on a topic if our rebuttals stray from facts and start entering fallacy of logics.

Perhaps its human nature that we must lash out or fight for our deeply held beliefs (again, deeply held beliefs are not limited to religion or politics)

It should be our goal to be able to realize that, and keep a conversation or debate as civil as possible, for if not, we hurt the very cause we set out to defend.

Thoughts?

This attitude does not help their agenda

At my age (really old!) I find most people annoy me. I guess that's why I talk to our cats.

I feel like I'd be annoyed with anybody who talked over me or talked down to me, or tried to browbeat me, no matter what their stance is.

Liberals and Conservatives as a single faction are both just terrible. A person should be relatively dynamic and have some liberal and some conservative ideas if they are well-rounded, mature and have any common sense.

It shows a lack of manners and class. I have very little patience for rude and uncouth people, no matter what theii ideologies may be.

Absolutely, that sort of arrogance and unnecessary aggression only alienates people.