"Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect."

--Frank Wilhoit

This is lazy thinking. Telling yourself that the other side is evil is a short-cut for the incurious.

> make the lives of other US citizens as miserable as they can

The main tool that populism leverages is anger. It is true on both sides of the political spectrum.