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 B
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