For example
If you criticize the police, you are anti-police
If you criticize the war on terror, you support the terrorists
If you criticize the war on drugs, you are for the cartels
If you criticize Israel, you are anti-Semitic
If you criticize the wars, you are a traitor
I you criticize torture, the terrorists win
The first one is currently in full operation by the right wing, any criticism is unjustifiable one must cease and desist immediately otherwise how will the rule of law be maintained. The others I have heard from time to time usually when shit has already hit the fan and they are trying to wiggle their way out from a disturbing reality. Absolutism is a last ditch attempt to face off the results of a fuck up.
Yer a goshdarned Un-American yah hear, wadya mean you want proof of WMD,ya goddamned pinko commie fascist traitor Dick Cheney dun dam tole ya so. Sheesh.
All subtlety is thrown out the window when the defender of the fuck ups is cornered by the reality. So what if we didn't find any WMD, they had them fer sure.
Even when someone is strangled and murdered on video there appears to be some doubt as to the reality and telling the truth just means you hate the police.
A similar logic was used when members of occupy were assaulted with pepper spray for aggressively sitting down, they should have done what they were told, so they got what they deserved.
If you point out a group of white youth walking around Target with guns is worrying, you are anti freedom, but god help you if you are a person of color trying the same goddamned thing. Oh shit, I'm probably a racist now. If you merely to suggest fewer guns and better training might be a good idea, may American Jesus help you.
If a group of white loonies with guns defends a criminal from law enforcement that is a stand for freedom. If anyone else tried that shit the right would have gone ballistic and called for immediate government intervention.
The other great thing is to watch two supposedly sane people hurling absolutes and spittle at each other on a political debate show, he who shouts loudest or drowns the opponent wins. My brain just wants to curl up and die at times like this.
When all else fails in the absolutist stance there is always the "I believe" to fall back upon. No matter how much proof is put on the table the fail-safe is "I'm not an expert but I don't believe". Bingo, job done.
The age old go to was , we have god on our side that has been replaced by if you criticize "Y" you are "Y"ist and probably a furriner to boot.
Just a ramble, make of it what you will.
Oh, and yes, I too have resorted to absolutism, sometimes it's hard to resist, may I try harder not to.