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Zyphlin · 04-16-08, 12:47 PM

Nothing wrong with poniting out arguments. It simply appeared to me though that you were not just pointing out the flaws in his argument, but arguing against a method of political choice he was making and advocating for...while then advocating for that same method of political choice but with different criteria.

It'd be like saying...

"I believe that the rich aren't paying their fare share and need to take on more of the tax burden. Candidate A's wife talks about how much class warefare goes on, which I take to mean she's simply using political speak to say 'lay off the rich'. Therefore, I question Candidate A's possible philosophies concerning the rich and how they may affect his policies."

only in this case.

"I believe that America is a good country and its traditions should be continued and preserved. Obama's wife talks about how she's for the first time really proud of her country, which I take to mean that she's not been proud of the things I believe have been good things and good traditions our country has had. Therefore, I question Obama's possible philosophies concerning American traditions and ideals, and how they may affect his policies."

While I may think that is a bad thing to judge if you're going to vote for a candidate or not on, i don't think the general template of reasoning is necessarily a bad template.

04-16-08, 12:47 PM	#49 (permalink)
Zyphlin Make the stupidness stop Mod team member Join Date: Jul 2005 Last Online: Yesterday 10:24 PM Location: Herndon, Va Posts: 4,916 Thanks: 1,776 Thanked 1,914 Times in 1,145 Posts Lean: Conservative Gender: Awards:	Re: It's The Reaction Stupid! Nothing wrong with poniting out arguments. It simply appeared to me though that you were not just pointing out the flaws in his argument, but arguing against a method of political choice he was making and advocating for...while then advocating for that same method of political choice but with different criteria. It'd be like saying... "I believe that the rich aren't paying their fare share and need to take on more of the tax burden. Candidate A's wife talks about how much class warefare goes on, which I take to mean she's simply using political speak to say 'lay off the rich'. Therefore, I question Candidate A's possible philosophies concerning the rich and how they may affect his policies." only in this case. "I believe that America is a good country and its traditions should be continued and preserved. Obama's wife talks about how she's for the first time really proud of her country, which I take to mean that she's not been proud of the things I believe have been good things and good traditions our country has had. Therefore, I question Obama's possible philosophies concerning American traditions and ideals, and how they may affect his policies." While I may think that is a bad thing to judge if you're going to vote for a candidate or not on, i don't think the general template of reasoning is necessarily a bad template. __________________ Obama Wins. Time to reach for the new American Dream: "Strive for Mediocrity, avoid success, get free crap"