Is the Right Vs Left battle getting out of hand?

We all see it and some if not most of us are guilty of doing it ourselves. People throw blanket insults like "Lib/ConTard" or "liberalism/conservatism is a mental disorder" constantly and the hate is building at a steady rate. I don't think you can break a person down into just one word, but do you? I'm conservative on many issues but liberal on some so does that make me insane, or just an independent thinker with common sense? We seem to be fighting with ourselves by picking sides and it doesn't really seem like anyone is paying attention to the real issues. It's as if people are picking teams for a dodge ball game, not a political debate. This is my first question here so please take it easy on me if I failed somehow.