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Politics : Polite Political Discussion- is it Possible? An Experiment.
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To: J. C. Dithers who wrote (96)7/28/2006 2:08:04 PM
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argue their case persuasively in the public forum while avoiding the temptation to label their opponents as "bigots."

That is good PR advice for anyone who really wants to influence the public. Similarly, attacking popular institutions like churches, scouts etc. would be a bad PR idea. Parades with freaky looking marchers would be another bad PR idea. (Recall the "Clean for Gene" antiwar people or the way the early civil rights sit-ins at lunch counters,etc would have their people dressed in suits?)

But if the primary goal is to label oneself noble and others bad, then calling the opposition "bigots" s/b the first order of business.
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