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"Often “reductio ad absurdium” is Latin for I don't have the smarts to convincingly contradict reality so I will affect intellectual superiority over the dirt beneath my feet and the clouds above my head."

Are you saying my identification of your logical fallacy is incorrect?

(Actually, I'm trying to brush up on logic and thought I might research and apply in my conversations.)

Your inference that "I don't have the smarts to convincingly contradict reality so I will affect intellectual superiority over the dirt beneath my feet and the clouds above my head." is a combination ad-hominem and appeal to authority in an attempt to divert me and other readers from the real issue.

My real issue being "For what reasons should one support and vote for a particular representative?".

You do realize that your phrase "convincingly contradict reality" indicates you've closed your mind (besides being self-contradicting)?

(Maybe you're OK with that. If so, nothing I say matters so please disregard my response.)
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You say "OK, say you are trapped in a pit in Hell and two demons are looking down on you—one wants to pee on you and one wants to defecate on you.
You have but one rock that you can toss to stop one of them."

I think I'm less likely to find myself in the hypothetical situation you describe if I avoid supporting those that preselected a 'representative' who voted for Supreme Court nominees that promote abortion and homosexuality as pansey did.

I'm not saying that party affiliation is inherently bad, just that it should be secondary.

The S.C. Citizenry in their laziness and complacency allowed the party to avoid discussing the truth about graham and leave us with unacceptable "representation".

I have reason to hold suspect those who describe our only choice as having to support the r’s.
An enemy who would have us compromise our principles would use this method to attempt to hide behind the veil of ‘reasonability’ or as a scare tactic.

The r’s have done this time and again and I will no longer buy into that ‘my team’ mentality.

I'm saying that not focusing on the individuals we support, ensuring they have the honesty, honor and integrity to stand against known wrong or bad acts allows those who would further destructive agendas to raise up true believers or useful idiots in the name of party affiliation.

It is sad that, even on a Christian Conservative site like FR, there are those who would have us deny what our 'lying eyes' tell us, and expect us to join the team.

We shouldn't be ‘sheeple’ for _anyone_ and should encourage those who will listen to seriously consider the reasons for how they vote. Otherwise, we're likely to have another pansey, mclame, boner, or specter foisted upon us once again.