Actually, I find that who gets insulted and belittled more depends on where you are. On tech boards and sci-fi places, conservatives and lambasted. On boards for some tv shows and the like, liberals are lambasted. I live in Alabama - IRL, I hear a lot more of the jokes and insults directed at liberals. I'm a sci-fi fan - online, I hear a lot more jokes and insults directed at conservatives. I guess I'm a moderate - I agree with both parties/viewpoints on different things.