when you break down what he says there is no real intelligence there. He is a bully and a name caller who passes himself off as an intellectual and by the liberal establishment’s definition he is.
That is a developed tactic. It even happens here on FR, especially during election cycles or heated legislation events. Those who use the tactic do so because they are unable to defend their positions in discussions. They don't have facts or knowledge, so they bully and become belligerent.
They are easy to spot. On FR, for example, they attack other posters (making it personal) rather than attacking the content of posts. Many of them are very adept at using the alinskyest tactics.
The tactic is especially used by the community organizer types, the progressives, the Liberals, and those pushing PC agenda issues.
That is a developed tactic. It even happens here on FR, especially during election cycles or heated legislation events. Those who use the tactic do so because they are unable to defend their positions in discussions. They don’t have facts or knowledge, so they bully and become belligerent.
They are easy to spot. On FR, for example, they attack other posters (making it personal) rather than attacking the content of posts. Many of them are very adept at using the alinskyest tactics.
The tactic is especially used by the community organizer types, the progressives, the Liberals, and those pushing PC agenda issues.
Lenin wrote extensively about this tactic in State and Revolution and other pamphlets. It’s de rigeur for today’s Left to codify the “truth” of their positions in hysterical shouts. And nothing better accommodates the big loud lie like cable TV.