Steve, I realize you wrote about false equivalency and it shines a light on a related issue.
Democrats can say little about Harris before they start talking about Trump. Trumpeters (not all Republicans are Trumpseters) say little about him before they start talking about Harris, or perhaps more commonly, Democrats in general. Ad homin vs …
Steve, I realize you wrote about false equivalency and it shines a light on a related issue.
Democrats can say little about Harris before they start talking about Trump. Trumpeters (not all Republicans are Trumpseters) say little about him before they start talking about Harris, or perhaps more commonly, Democrats in general. Ad homin vs policy.
I realize that the election is a deadly, for the world perhaps, game with winner and loser where the world may be the big loser, but it is noteworthy that there is so little non-empty platitude talk about policy of their own without turning it into what's wrong with them.
A big why s/he would be a disaster, rather than why I would be a better choice than a panhandler with a cardboard sign at a stoplight.
Would we be better served by less "we're not equivalent" and more, this is how I/we would be good for humanity" and not just because "s/he's worse!"?
Or is it impossible when talking about politicians and government to not end up with who is worse?
Steve, I realize you wrote about false equivalency and it shines a light on a related issue.
Democrats can say little about Harris before they start talking about Trump. Trumpeters (not all Republicans are Trumpseters) say little about him before they start talking about Harris, or perhaps more commonly, Democrats in general. Ad homin vs policy.
I realize that the election is a deadly, for the world perhaps, game with winner and loser where the world may be the big loser, but it is noteworthy that there is so little non-empty platitude talk about policy of their own without turning it into what's wrong with them.
A big why s/he would be a disaster, rather than why I would be a better choice than a panhandler with a cardboard sign at a stoplight.
Would we be better served by less "we're not equivalent" and more, this is how I/we would be good for humanity" and not just because "s/he's worse!"?
Or is it impossible when talking about politicians and government to not end up with who is worse?