>IOW, just like I have changed my mind on gun ownership - despite my utter dislike for some of the proponents - so should this segment judge any proposal on its own merits, not on its color, red or purple or whatever.

I don't think they're being judged and rejected based strictly on them being red or purple in color. I think they're being judged and rejected because they are red and purple, and the judge/rejector believes they should be blue or green.