[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

"Some people call them position traps."

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That implies an ambush. If we're all Conservatives here, (in other words, if people didn't sign up with positions antithetical to the goals of this site) nobody shrieks entrapment....

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Experience had taught me that innocence seldom utters outraged shrieks. Guilt does. Innocence is a mighty shield, and the man or woman covered by it, is much more likely to answer calmly: “My life is blameless. Look into it, if you like, for you will find nothing.” That is the tone of innocence. (537)

As I struggled to control my feeling, slowly and deliberately, I heard myself saying, rather than said: “The story has spread that in testifying against Mr. Hiss I am working out some old grudge, or motives of revenge or hatred. I do not hate Mr. Hiss. We were close friends, but we are caught in a tragedy of history. Mr. Hiss represents the concealed enemy against which we are all fighting, and I am fighting. I have testified against him with remorse and pity, but in a moment of history in which this Nation now stands, so help me God, I could not do otherwise.” (694-695)

WHITTAKER CHAMBERS Witness

[commonguymd]

Are you tattling and misrepresenting what I said?

LMAO

[commonguymd]

Here is a few examples:

Will you support Rudy if he wins the nomination? Will you support Rudy and Fred Thompson if Fred is the top of the ticket.

That disengages the entire thing and shouldn’t be answered because the effort should be made to make sure that the question never becomes a reality. Most don’t fall for the trap because what it does is emboldens the Rudy supporters putting someone in a no win situation. If you answer yes, then you will be characterized as a Rudy supporter, and if you answer no, you will be tagged as a Hillary supporter. Niether tag is a good one.