SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Politics : Bill Clinton Scandal - SANITY CHECK

 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (11580)10/29/1998 1:23:00 PM
From: Johannes Pilch  Read Replies (1) of 67261
 
>Rumor and innuendo only goes in one direction, just like the famous leftist ad hominem.<

Again, sane individuals employ the ad hominem, but almost exclusively when dealing with leftists or non-leftists who experience temporary leftist dipswitchery. It is certifiable fact that one must handle the leftist in "the old way"--- beating him into submission so as to give him at least the remote opportunity to acquire sanity. Since the ad hominem is about the only legal manner in which to do this, sane individuals employ it against leftists. It is impossible to calmly reason with people who virtually beg to be lied to for months and months on end, and who then claim to respect such a liar:

>For the millionth time, I dont think lying about the affair he had with a legal adult is any big deal. In fact, in some ways, I respect him for it.<
(The words of an infamous leftist in these parts)

So while it is incontrovertible fact that the ad hominem technique itself is leftist in origin, sane individuals realize they have no other choice but to use it when dealing with leftists. (vbg)
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext