&gt; &quot;flat earthers&quot;, blatant racists, and charlatans air time (excuse the hyperbole, hopefully the point was understood).<p>The point was understood, but differently than you intended.<p>These terms seem to be used to reference the folks that would claim to hold the conservative viewpoint, but the terms themselves only further evidence the misunderstood viewpoint non-conservatives may have of conservatives, and that misunderstanding may have been furthered by what is discussed in the article.