Here are some ways in which Americans see "the other guy." The left column is colored blue for the BLUE states, the right column is colored red for the RED states. Notice the little ironies.
| Left-of-Center | Right-of-Center |
| Democrat | Republican |
| Liberal | Conservative |
| Left-Wing | Right-Wing |
| radical | reactionary |
| socialist | fascist |
| communist | Nazi |
| revolutionary | Establishment |
| pseudo-intellectual | know-nothing |
| secular humanist | Born-Again Christian |
| Jew | Bible thumper |
| homo | homo-phobe |
| Nigra | po' white trash |
| ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) | KKK (Ku Klux Klan) |
| city slicker | country bumpkin |
| idealist | realist |
| change | status quo |
| North-East | Middle America |
| flag-burner | flag-waver |
| tree-hugger | |
| immigrant | WASP (white Anglo-Saxon Protestant |