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Re: Ad hominem attacks
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Thu, 23 Mar 2000 15:50:27 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, James Simpson writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > I ran across this nosing around. I found it interesting.
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> > http://www.reason.com/0004/fe.rl.show.html
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> > I'd ask, is it appropriate for cigarette taxes to fund groups engaged in
> > political diatribe, character assassination and compiling "enemies
> > lists"?
> It seems that McCarthyism (spelling?) has returned to America.
> Or, perhaps, we could coin a more modern phrase: Agendaism.
I like that coinage.
<snipped what I agree with>
> I sincerely hope
> that this November we can put an end to this sad period in American politics.
If there were a substantive difference in kind between the GOP and the Dems I'd
say maybe. But there isn't, and I fear Dubya has cronies of his own. Perhaps
they won't be as venal as the Clinton gang but who can say for sure.
At least during the Reagan years there may have been shenanigans but there was
a consistent articulated vision that was being achieved despite them. We won
the cold war thanks to Ronny.
But we've switched to a reactive presidency. Bush was reactive but mostly
harmless. Clinton is reactive and his only vision is to stay in power. He'll
say or do anything to achieve that.
Here's another Reason link that talks to this point:
http://www.reason.com/0004/fe.cf.secrets.html
++Lar
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| (...) Liberal, conservative, democrat, republican: They are all politicians. Can't trust one of 'em! :-) I'd credit Kennnedy for the cold war victory, by the way, not Ronny. The extremely short form: Kennedy makes Kruschev look bad over cuban missle (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) It seems that McCarthyism (spelling?) has returned to America. Or, perhaps, we could coin a more modern phrase: Agendaism. Our society, by in large, has abandoned a belief in principles of objective truth that have a moral imperative upon our (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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