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To: Windsock who wrote (2597)	11/18/2000 7:06:31 PM
From: Vendit™	Read Replies (1) of 6710

Windsock You are obviously a Liberal and for all that I know about you, you may be a very nice girl or guy. Perhaps you will answer my question ……….>>> Why do Liberals all resort to name calling like little children do? You posted to me:Vendit - Re: "Observers say ballots manipulated by Democrats" The *shrill howling* of the R's shows their desperation and the fear of a complete count of votes cast. The FL Supreme Court has ordered that nothing prevents the manual recount of votes cast *and that the SOS, Harris the Hack,* must refrain from certifying the election until they can sort things out. The following are some persuasion tactics often used to promote hidden political agendas: Tactics that have recently come into widespread use among those supposedly "objectively" discussing conservatism. I am not saying that all liberals use these tactics. I am merely pointing out what I have encountered and observed. These tactics often come into play as a form of avoiding an issue. Demagoguery: This involves the use of appeals to the emotions to advance a political agenda. Strong language often accompanies. Examples: "They slashed welfare" "They are destroying medicare" "They are attempting to tear down the president in a partisan witch hunt to bring him to trial" "They are cutting YOUR social security" "They are poisoning YOUR water and air" "If we don't pass this legislation, out air will be poisoned" Suggestive name calling: Another tactic that has come into use when referring to conservatives. Another form of demagoguery in which titles are tacked on to names to suggest extremism. Examples: "partisaned" politics "extremist" policy "mean spirited" cuts "cold-hearted" legislation "gun-toting" republicans "greedy" conservatives the "radical" right "ditto head" Suggestive name calling through false inference: Some often go so far as to relate conservatism to groups with words involved in the extreme or morally wrong. Example: One who opposes an environment law must (incorrectly) therefore want to destroy it. One who supports welfare reform must therefore hate people on welfare. One who makes point of Bill Clinton's scandals must be part of a partisan attempt to tear down the president. All of these tactics sound bad and illogical when pointed out yet they are all to often slipped into political debate as a means of opposing the views of other while, at the same time, avoiding the issue. Again, I am not saying all liberals use these tactics, nor am I saying conservatives always avoid these tactics. There are some of each who always will use them. I am merely pointing out some which have been recently used in attempt to defeat republican legislation as well as the fallacy in them. Message 14790226 And what is your defense for the democrat who was caught with the voting machine in the trunk of his car? Message 14840579

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