To: Maurice Winn who wrote (88498 ) 3/27/2012 5:00:07 PM From: bart13 6 Recommendations Respond to Bart, here's how to escape your racism. Sidetrack opponents with name calling and ridicule. This is also known as the primary 'attack the messenger' ploy, though other methods qualify as variants of that approach. Associate opponents with unpopular titles such as 'kooks', 'right-wing', 'liberal', 'left-wing', 'terrorists', 'conspiracy buffs', 'radicals', 'militia', 'racists', 'religious fanatics', 'sexual deviates', and so forth. This makes others shrink from support out of fear of gaining the same label, and you avoid dealing with issues - especially "who owns you?". Punishing all 1%ers because of the crimes of the few is racism by another name. Use a straw man. Find or create a seeming element of your opponent's argument which you can easily knock down to make yourself look good and the opponent to look bad. Either make up an issue you may safely imply exists based on your interpretation of the opponent/opponent arguments/situation, or select the weakest aspect of the weakest charges. Amplify their significance and destroy them in a way which appears to debunk all the charges, real and fabricated alike, while actually avoiding discussion of the real issues, and you avoid dealing with issues and simple questions - especially "who owns you?" Change the subject. Usually in connection with one of the other ploys listed here, find a way to side-track the discussion with abrasive or controversial comments in hopes of turning attention to a new, more manageable topic. This works especially well with companions who can 'argue' with you over the new topic and polarize the discussion arena in order to avoid discussing more key issues, especially allowing you to avoid dealing with the very simple and direct question "who owns you?". Ok, so you'd don't want to answer the question "Who owns you?" for many reasons. Please continue to hoist yourself on your own petard, as usual and again.
