Uh-Oh! They've Discovered the USMB!

“One of the most commonly employed tactics in election campaigns and in the Culture War in general is name-calling. People and ideas are branded and dismissed summarily rather than being the target of reasoned argumentation. Yes, it's an ancient practice, a staple of American politics from the beginning, but venerable or not, name-calling is among the lowest substitutes for civilized discourse.
In short, Alberlour's Law number 19: "One's ideological opponents are always stupid, and worse."


MercatorNet: Being civilised in the culture war

 

Lead by example.

 

commie

 

On the contrary...I think that the practice of namecalling originated here.

 

I was thinking about this earlier. I never called anyone names before I got here.

 

aren't you kind of young to be experiencing dementia?

could it be something you ate? a genetic thing? climate change?

 

Ever since Pericles opponents called him "squib head" democracy has been going down hill.

 

Did you know me from before?

 

So, what ever happened to his brother Peritonitis?

 

If that was meant for moi, rather than a general request, I believe you'd be hard pressed to find any example of my posting language that I wouldn't use in front of children.

And, in that case, one would be led to question your ability to assemble a post.