Comments on: Being nice about life and death http://www.prowomanprolife.org/2009/08/16/being-nice-about-life-and-death/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:25:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Matthew N http://www.prowomanprolife.org/2009/08/16/being-nice-about-life-and-death/comment-page-1/#comment-3943 Matthew N Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:05:12 +0000 http://www.prowomanprolife.org/?p=6617#comment-3943 I agree very much that inflammatory and sometimes out-right lies keep society away from a more sane middle-ground on many topics. I think the people in the States who are against any kind of socialization in their medical care are one example of this. I don't think it's as bad as they fear. Another example though are the people calling those people racists. I agree very much that inflammatory and sometimes out-right lies keep society away from a more sane middle-ground on many topics. I think the people in the States who are against any kind of socialization in their medical care are one example of this. I don’t think it’s as bad as they fear.

Another example though are the people calling those people racists.

]]> By: Suricou Raven http://www.prowomanprolife.org/2009/08/16/being-nice-about-life-and-death/comment-page-1/#comment-3924 Suricou Raven Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:53:05 +0000 http://www.prowomanprolife.org/?p=6617#comment-3924 I wouldn't call it 'frank' or 'inflamatory.' I'd use some inflamatory language myself, and just call it 'lying.' That's exactly what it is. Palin's comment was a powerful attack on something the proposed legislation didn't even permit - a highly effective but dishonest debate technique, demonstrating much that is wrong with politics, where scoring a partisan victory is more important than an honest debate over the merits and flaws of a proposal. I wouldn’t call it ‘frank’ or ‘inflamatory.’ I’d use some inflamatory language myself, and just call it ‘lying.’ That’s exactly what it is. Palin’s comment was a powerful attack on something the proposed legislation didn’t even permit – a highly effective but dishonest debate technique, demonstrating much that is wrong with politics, where scoring a partisan victory is more important than an honest debate over the merits and flaws of a proposal.

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