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| 2022-12-17 |
| [Hot Air] The other day I wrote a piece about how the Left can’t argue anymore. My thesis was pretty simple: because they have owned the cultural means of production so long they have lost the need for or ability to argue things logically. I still believe that. Having rarely been exposed to a conservative argument that haven’t been able to dismiss merely through repeated ridicule the Left pretty much only engages in ad hominem attacks. Even very smart prominent Lefties like James Surowieki, Tom Nichols, or Malcolm Gladwell seem incapable of doing much more than insulting their opponents any more. It all boils down to Bad Orange Man or MAGA simps. It’s sad, really. I kinda enjoyed reading those guys to get a different perspective. It’s not like living in a conservative bubble is any healthier than living in a liberal one. But I ran into a slightly different perspective on the matter while cruising Twitter, and I think it deserves consideration: sometimes, at least, the person throwing out an absurd take isn’t actually hoping to convince you of anything. They are, rather, trying to discredit the source and do nothing more. The ad hominem attack is the only point—to destroy the credibility of their opponent, without actually convincing you of any particular argument. My new Twitter friend laid the argument first in a series of tweets, and at my request on his Substack blog. I implore you to click the link and read his take because he could use the clicks. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #6 As traditionally educated citizens age and begin to become a literal part of the American landscape, the gooey, soft center of following generations of residents begin to show the results of an educational system and public culture that un-tethered them from civic, history, Judeo-Christian morality and critical thinking. Short-attention span messaging and emotional-loading form opinions now. Incessant repetition of patently inaccurate themes become the lexicon of support for the thinly veiled Marxism they are being sold. Racism, climate-change and variants of gender/sexual orientation create a petri-dish of angry, shallow, disconnected tribes to be manipulated. I used to think nothing could defeat the last, best hope of mankind, the American miracle, but... |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2022-12-17 12:48 |
| #5 Yes, gradeschool bathroom political theory proving they are what they've ever been - inbred sexual deviant families picking those who will help maintain their position. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2022-12-17 12:46 |
| #4 From my perspective this is new to the American political scene. Hobbs refused to debate and “won.” When your ideology trashes national education to the extent that you can not logically defend your position in a debate, this is new and not isolated. The J6 Committee eliminated all dissenting viewpoints, debates were minimized across the country. All sorts of deplatforming, shadowbanning, and blocking of dissent is new. Before the Constitution there were the Federalist and Antifederalist Papers. Lincoln debated Douglas. This need to control and suppress thought is new to us but was predicted by Orwell. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2022-12-17 11:58 |
| #3 So not a new thing. Feel like I'm watching 50 First Dates. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2022-12-17 10:24 |
| #2 Another name for preparing the battlespace. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-12-17 06:22 |
| #1 "Admit Nothing, deny everything, and make counter accusations." "Prebunking" is just another form of discrediting and counter accusation. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2022-12-17 00:36 |