Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Strawman

Have you ever noticed how right-wingers like to use the old strawman argument? They make up a fictional caricature of their political nemesis and argue with them while claiming this fictional person is typical of all their political opponents. Listen to bush, cheney, right-wing talk show hosts and other administration demogogues discuss issues and they will say something like, "some liberals on the other side say we shouldn't do anything to stop terrorism because it is unamerican" or "some on the left want Al Qeada and Bin Laden to destroy us". Exactly who are they talking about? Why don't they name names? No one on the left believes that and no polician would make such a rediculous statement but in order to bolster "w"s pathetic policies and arguments he makes up this strawman and knocks him down to show his ideas and tactics are superior. How long will the media and the public let them get away with this? These are the tactics of ignorant frauds.

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