Doug Mann: What I understand D. Brauer to mean by "demonizing the discussion"
is the use of more or less veiled personal attacks which transform
issue-driven discussions into ego-driven food fights.
In a message dated 2/6/2003 6:59:25 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
David Brauer writes: "Frankly, I find the demonizing of disagreement to be
particularly distasteful. It seems like so much of our civic discussion
lately does not recognize legitimate differences of opinion - someone must be
corrupt, or selfish. We, on the other hand, are selfless and pure and so much
more decent."
MRH writes: In the interest of clarity (and also because I did not agree with
D.B.'s post) I would be curious as to what D.Brauer means in his use of the
term "demonizing"... does it mean whoever holds a different point of view is
a "demonizer"?
-Doug Mann, King Field
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