That's unfortunate! If you would have read on, you would have found that I described the other side of a debate as simply having a different set of values, having legitimate views, and that everyone should be respected.
I view the term the same way I view "pro-choice" and "pro-life." Both terms frame the sides in favorable light, are how people self-identify, and so I use both of them (even the one that's in a category I don't fall into).
Stopped reading right there as that is a big enough indicator that you're sitting on a high horse.