Pretty hard to not bash when you are being bashed. But its all harmless,. right? Just words? Don't deny me a job, or restrict where I can live, for my political beliefs but all else is fair game, right?
I'm not always polite, and not when hassled, but most of the time I'm pretty darn polite and try to stay above the personal, except to a handful of the extremely rude people -- that's just a couple. And then I dish it right back. Or else you'all would think I was a wuss.
But I also don't complain about it, really, either - I only brought it up here as a comparison to being bashed for religious beliefs, and then complaining.
And I don't think you've ever seen me tear down Libertarians, hardly ever Republicans (as people), although I give extreme crap to both Republicans and Democrats (as parties).