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*[http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/03/magazine/03wwln_safire.html?_r=1 Discussion of the origin of the term]
 
*[http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/03/magazine/03wwln_safire.html?_r=1 Discussion of the origin of the term]
 
*[http://www.moonbattery.com/ Moonbattery] - A blog detailing all manner of moonbats.
 
*[http://www.moonbattery.com/ Moonbattery] - A blog detailing all manner of moonbats.

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Moonbat is a snarl word used by conservatives to describe moderates and leftists.[1] It is meant to be derogatory in the same way as "fundie" or "redneck".

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Usage

How could you hate anything so cute?

Depending on the accuser, the following groups of people are called moonbats:

Special Note: In the last few years, however, the term "moonbat" has come to refer to those individuals who subscribe to conspiracy theories regardless of political affiliation. Typically, such individuals have little regard for rational discourse, lack the ability to provide credible sources to support their arguments, nor demonstrate an elementary understanding of the fields they make claims about.

Most likely, the term has come to such an understanding due to the "screeching" such people do about a given conspiracy theory while unable to intelligently convey a legitimate reason for accepting it as fact.

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Footnotes

  1. Or so those loony lefties say.
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