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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank
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To: Neocon who wrote (64715)10/29/2002 2:40:27 PM
From: epicure  Read Replies (1) of 82486
 
Unless you believe in demons, demonically is going to be a straw man. Even if you DID believe in demons, on a literal level calling someone a demon is demonizing them. IMO

Look at the definition, truth doesn't get you out from under the word:

de·mon·ize Pronunciation Key (dm-nz)
tr.v. de·mon·ized, de·mon·iz·ing, de·mon·iz·es
To turn into or as if into a demon.
To possess by or as if by a demon.
To represent as evil or diabolic: wartime propaganda that demonizes the enemy.

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They talk about propaganda, but looking at other definitions, it doesn't have to be false- you only need represent something as diabolic.
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