The internet is awash with seething tribal hatred. It's impossible to honestly believe this is only an issue with the right. The "demon-crat" attack is roughly analogous to the left's "nazi" attack (nazis, after all, are the secular-progressive equivalent of demons, with Adolf Hitler being their Satan), and the latter attack is infinitely more common than the former, even on HN.

It is an assymetric issue - the right radicalized far far more then left. And spend years demonozing anyone left of center, demonizing groups and now is actually sending thugs to be violent.

There is no left equivalent of that.

> The "demon-crat" attack is roughly analogous to the left's "nazi" attack

Abaolutely not. One is a name of political ideology. Calling them nazi is an attempt to describe their believes and behavior. It is a name consistent with reality. (Hey, some high profile ones even throw Hitler salute in public and we have enough of Hitler praise coming from lower profile ones).

Trying to pretend it is the same is absurd.