# A question of insults **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 11, 2011, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-of-insults/592292 "2011-08-11T02:52:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 11
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2011, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-of-insults/592292/11 "2011-08-11T22:37:03Z")
> [@xtisme](#): > > It could have been construed as offensive, however. In fact, I read it as Der trying, again, to get a rise out of the few board conservatives still bumping about. Nonsense. That wasn’t an insult; it’s my honest opinion of conservatives. An opinion I’ve consistently expressed for years, not something I made up for that thread. I was replying to his insult of liberals, and to his portrayal of conservatives as good people - with the strong implication that liberals aren’t good people. To quote the full exchange: > [@Why do ultra-right-wingers flip out over gold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-ultra-right-wingers-flip-out-over-gold/592138/19): > > apparently nobody believes in a mad-maxian apocalypse, huh? The only ones who talk about collapse of civilization seem to be moronic libtards who ascribe their dumb imaginings to decent Conservative folks. Normal people understand that we can have economic breakdown, political turmoil, war and all sorts of bad stuff, but civilization will go right on going. It always kept on going in the past and it will always keep on going in the future. > [@Why do ultra-right-wingers flip out over gold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-ultra-right-wingers-flip-out-over-gold/592138/22): > > Excuse me? The conservatives have been big fans of apocalyptic scenarios for ages. > > And “decent conservative” like “compassionate conservatism” is an oxymoron. Underline added. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-of-insults/592292)._