It's called diaprax or The Delphi Technique.
It doesn't apply here. This was a direct confrontation if you refer to the challenge to Zero.
The only way the diaprax is involved is in Zero and the Democrats insisting on a dialogue over a (supposed) solution that the American people have soundly and loudly rejected.
Notice McInsane has taken the side of the Kookaid drinkers, and insisted this guy apologise, no matter what the truth value of his remarks?
The only comfort that i take in that is the fact that on the night of the long knives in Nazi Germany, it was the "true believers" who were the victims.
Also notice when Barry Sotero defamed every police officer in the country he refused to apologize, instead saying everyone was "stupid" and carried blame. Yet even then the police officer agreed to personally meet with him over a beer.
But when a Republican makes a verbal mistake, he admits his error and apologizes outright.
And what does the magnanimous Barry Sotero do? He refuses to take the guy's phone call and instead hands him off to his flunky.
We should all work to make sure Wilson isn't hounded into resigning over this. Decorum is one thing; destroying the country from within is quite another. We should all be screaming.
There used to be wonderful threads on FR about the Delphi Technique. This is one of the few left...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2200642/posts