Its a common tactic practiced in political arguments around the world. It is simple and childish, yet extraordinarily effective, even though obviously absurd. And it basically goes as follows: either you agree with the policy that I promote, or you hate a group or a nation or a people. For example, many right-wing pundits on television accused others of hating America or our troops because anti-war activists protested against the Iraq war or certain militaristic actions. Their thinking is of course fallacious, ad hominem attack. But it is something else as well; it is chilling when we extrapolate it. Assume for a moment that the speaker is being consistent, that is, he applies the same standards to you, as to himself; and the speaker says that you must hate America because you disagree with a certain pro-aggression policy. Doesnt that mean that he must hate you and your group for disagreeing with his position. Isnt his projection a give-away of how he feels about you when he disagrees with your position? When someone believes that you must hate a group because you disagree with the policy they support, imagine how they must feel about you. If a person truly believes that you cannot disagree with political position without hatred, arent they saying that they hate you?
Posted on: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 05:50:34 +0000
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