Graham's Hierarchy of Disagreement lists name-calling as the lowest type of argument in a disagreement. What is this post about? Silence of Mind left this comment here => https://citizentom.com/2022/11/04/what-we-believe-is-a-choice/#comment-105234, and Ben Berwick started replying in kind. As the chart above shows, name-calling is a useless activity. Therefore, I don't want name-calling on my blog. I... Continue Reading →
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN LIES AND LIES AND LIES
https://youtu.be/nJfFPaKiew4 Make America Great Again (MAGA) is a popular idea in the Republican Party. Why wouldn't it be? Who wants to live in a country that is not great? Well, there some people, apparently. There are people who have been taught to hate America, but why? I suppose that it is easier to divide and... Continue Reading →
SLINGING MUD AT THE LOYAL OPPOSITION
Domestic pigs wallowing (from Wallowing (en.wikipedia.org)) On October 30, 2022 I posted THE NEED FOR A LOYAL OPPOSITION. At about the same time some Liberal Democrat politicians and their news media allies launched themselves from their wallows. They commenced their latest effort to bury their political opponents in mud. What was the occasion? An unstable character... Continue Reading →
THE NEED FOR A LOYAL OPPOSITION
Proverbs 27:17 The expression "loyal opposition" is defined in the dictionary (see loyal opposition (merriam-webster.com)), and the expression has a good connotation. Why? When the members of the loyal opposition are doing their job correctly, they help to hold the majority party accountable to the public. That is true in both a constitutional republic and... Continue Reading →
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