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To: Bob J
""Are you saying one should not study or try to understand evil simply because it/they are evil? You don't advocate studying an opponent or enemy so as to be able to at least identify them or at best defeat them in the future?"

If you're gonna post lengthy comments to other people's posts, you should at least read their posts in entirety.

I said: "To emulate Carville and Begala for their enthusiasm is fine. Carefully studying them as opponents is necessary."

The "frightening" thing was that that particular comment got ignored the first time too, evoking a deeper foray into the Nazi references.

Now back to our regularly scheduled discussion on the FRN conference.

228 posted on 08/20/2002 7:32:09 AM PDT by Harrison Bergeron
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To: Harrison Bergeron
It is important that we know what you said en toto

To emulate Carville and Begala for their enthusiasm is fine. Carefully studying them as opponents is necessary. But to say we have something positive in the way of "tactics" to learn from such dissembling Marxist demagogues stretches the bounds of credibility. The only salient tactic that they display was likely learned, as most FReepers have already concluded, by studying Goebbels and Geuring - repeat a lie until it becomes accepted as truth. These men do not serve at the pleasure of a left leaning media because of any ingenious tactics or brilliant insight.

Because therein lies the rub. You contradicted yourself about Carville and Begala from the first sentence and the last. Why study them and their enthusiasm if they have no "ingenious tactics or brilliant insight"?

As for my comment about Hitler and Naziism, I merely took issue with your statement about Guering, deriving from it that you think historical figures like Guering, Hitler, and Mussolini (sp?) (evil leftists) have in no way a tactic or ability that we could use to promote our moral political stances. We, as conservatives, obviously don't want the same outcomes as these moral monsters, but their ability to sway millions should not be overlooked. It is the same for Carville, Begala, Clinton x 2, Gore, Gephardt, Lieberman, Daschle, et al.

255 posted on 08/20/2002 8:27:08 AM PDT by RedWing9
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