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Politics : Clinton's Scandals: Is this corruption the worst ever?
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To: Who, me? who wrote (6978)9/25/1998 7:12:00 PM
From: jbe  Read Replies (1) of 13994
 
Who, me: I would agree that no term -- liberal, conservative, right-wing Christian, & etc. -- should be used as a cuss word. To be more specific: I do not approve of ad hominem arguments, that imply that because X is a "liberal," or a "conservative," or whatever, he/she is ipso facto wrong.

At the same time, I think it is fair to criticize VIEWS one disagrees with, although I would prefer that terms like "conservative" or "liberal" not be used to describe them, because they are so misleading.

Part of the problem, I suspect, is that self-styled "conservatives" tend to CALL their views "conservative," and take pride in the label. So their opponents respond accordingly.

jbe
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