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Republicans could defeat a trickle of truth, but they cant defeat a waterfall of truth? (Original Post) pwb Oct 2019 OP
Their standard Newest Reality Oct 2019 #1
Probably? Maybe? maxsolomon Oct 2019 #2

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)
1. Their standard
Tue Oct 1, 2019, 04:18 PM
Oct 2019

tactics so far don't seem to hold up in a big mess like this, in fact, I think it is making their use of fallacies more obvious to the general population.

Deferring, obfuscation and false equivalencies work better in small doses for specific topics. Now that they are running around with their hair on fire, it's proving to be a very important revelation.

Now, if everybody pays careful attention, (above and beyond reacting and emotion) that bag of tricks will be so evident that we will really know our opponents well, maybe even better than they know themselves.

If you want to win a struggle like this, that matters more than you imagine. I am thankful that this is coming to light, now.

It really isn't difficult to identify and refute their methodology which is what would thwart their major thrust. You only have to dig in, call it out, and command focus most of the time. The media better get with this, too.

maxsolomon

(33,345 posts)
2. Probably? Maybe?
Tue Oct 1, 2019, 04:29 PM
Oct 2019

They have the WH, the Senate, most of the Judiciary, and their own propaganda catapulting system entirely outside any kind of accountability. The have no ethics and will go as low as needed to win.

They're just finding their sea legs on this. It's going to get worse.

Their biggest liability is President Asshole, who's turned his hyperbole up to 11 already.

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