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| Sat, 10-25-2008 - 11:20am |
this is from the AP and appears in several news sources besides Fox. it gives an interesting "heads up" on what kind of smears to expect in the next few weeks.
http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Oct24/0,4670,ChristianRightAttacks,00.html
Among the claims:
_ A 6-3 liberal majority Supreme Court that results in rulings like one making gay marriage the law of the land and another forcing the Boy Scouts to "hire homosexual scoutmasters and allow them to sleep in tents with young boys." (In the imagined scenario, The Boy Scouts choose to disband rather than obey).
_ A series of domestic and international disasters based on Obama's "reluctance to send troops overseas." That includes terrorist attacks on U.S. soil that kill hundreds, Russia occupying the Baltic states and Eastern European countries including Poland and the Czech Republic, and al-Qaida overwhelming Iraq.
_ Nationalized health care with long lines for surgery and no access to hospitals for people over 80.
The goal was to "articulate the big picture," said Carrie Gordon Earll, senior director of public policy for Focus on the Family Action. "If it is a doomsday picture, then it's a realistic picture," she said.
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Just in time for Halloween! :-)
I'm so tired of these scare tactics. I hope that voters are done being "spooked" by the far right and realize that these are just mindgames intended to make them cling to the status quo.
They are just scare tactics that are being sent out to try and
LOL - are you serious? I'm sure people were really worried about doomsday scenarios when women were given the vote, too. For example, people argued that if women were allowed to vote, they would stop having babies and the population of America would rapidly decline. Sounds ridiculous now, but these were legitimate concerns that people had because they were afraid of change. One of the largest arguments against giving women the vote was "if it ain't broke, why fix it". Being afraid of change is natural, but can be very harmful if you let your fear rule all your decisions and refuse to even consider alternative ways of doing things. You should read the book "Who Moved My Cheese" :-)
Conservatism is, IMO, the more dangerous viewpoint as it keeps us living in the past and afraid to look to the future. Even in biology a species has to be adaptable to stay alive - such is true in human affairs, I believe. A country that can't change to meet the changing needs of its citizens and the world is doomed to failure. By trying to make our country rigid and unyielding, we are doing ourselves and the future generations of our country a disservice. The more quickly we are able to adapt to a changing world - the better our chances are for continued success.
~Ashley~
~Ashley~
You mean you think that the American public would stand idly by and let these things happen? You would abscond all responsibility?
I don't believe for a second that this is anything but fear-mongering, but I find it interesting that so many people believe it would just happen that easily.
I think one of the LARGEST problems facing America is the average American's inability to deconstruct a logical argument. I guess public schools don't teach how to reason logically and think critically anymore. I know in my small rural high school in North Carolina I learned what a logical fallacy is, how to spot one, and how to disregard it while reasoning through an argument. When politicians run their ads and people make these ridiculous claims, it never ceases to astound me when people buy into it - hook, line, and sinker. It really is tragic that so many people are manipulated by politicians (on BOTH sides), advertising, the media, you name it - and they are blissfully unaware. I'm going to include a link below to a site that describes many different types of logical fallacies, gives examples, and explains why they are, well, fallacious. I would encourage any of you fine ladies who have never heard of a logical fallacy to check it out - knowing how to logically reason through an argument is, IMO, one of the most powerful things you can learn how to do.
Until the American public can collectively recognize when they are being fed a platter of BS - we'll just continue to be manipulated and controlled. I may come off sounding paranoid, but I really do think that it is CRUCIALLY important for people to be able to think for themselves.
And yes - I would present the same argument if someone had posted McCain doomsday scenarios. Just ridiculous.
http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/
~Ashley~
~Ashley~
I find it horrifying.
We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.
It also seems to speak to a general lack of interest or curiosity in current or world
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