I've seen a great deal of respect and restraint. I see it here when folks deal with you, in fact, IamaPatient. I honestly don't think you're able to see what disrecpectul, irrational behavior you yourself sometimes display when all in the world that's happening is you disagree with people.

That's fine, of course, if all you want to do is vent your spleen. But you're passionate enough about these topics--and completely articulate enough--to keep your cool and actually get some folks thinking if you could stop the name-calling and insults. Until you're able to get those tendencies in check, I'm not sure you can justifiably decry the absence of reasoning, respect or rationality in others.