text: Liberals smear anyone who disagrees with them with a nasty label. \n\nYou may have just and logical reasons for being against affirmative action, but no matter. To libs, you're a racist.\n\nYou may have just and logical reasons to be against abortion or gay marriage. To libs, you're sexist or a homophobe.\n\nLibs use this tactic as a way of putting the other person on the defensive and avoiding the substance of their argument.