Sure you are. The problem is that folks who think like you always go out and pass laws to force your opinions on folks who DON'T think like you.
"You are like a leftist who cannot tollerate an opposing viewpoint.
You can have any viewpoint you like, as long as you don't try to cram your morals down my throat at the end of a gun (i.e. using government force).
"Your over-reaction tells me I must have struck close to home."
LOL, I don't have a dog in this fight---my wife and I don't have kids (she was a DES baby, and can't). My opinion is strictly based on years of observation (as a scientist and trained observer) of other families with children. By and large, families who use rational corporal punishment turn out well-adjusted, well-mannered adults. Families who use the "Dr. Spock", "don't punish the kids", "time-out" approach turn out juvenile delinquents far more often.
Folks like me? You mean anyone who says something you don't like?
Who is passing laws? Who is craming anything down your throat? Suddenly I have a gun? LOL
It was a personal opinion, why can't you handle it with dignity? Do you always get hysterical and make preposterous exagerations whenever someone disagrees with you?