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To: Harrison Bergeron
When it (repetition as a tactic; ed.) gets into the wrong hands as a political tool, and it always does - we have fascism.

Repetition is ALREADY in the wrong hands. That's one very important reason that I have made the financial and intellectual investment in this forum that I have.

Your "logic" contains a fatal myth of equivalence; using the tools of your enemies (especially when they are as effective as they are) does not turn one into one's enemy. Your example would seem to suggest that there is no difference between the Allies and the Axis powers during World War II because both used firearms.

A tool is not an ideology any more than a hammer is inherently evil because it can be used to crush a child's skull. Tools are simply tools; no more, no less. And, since our enemies are using repetition as a tool to bash us, I say its high time we pick up our own hammers and start swinging back.

If you truly feel that we are all fascists, I would suggest that you might be more comfortable posting in a different forum.

281 posted on 08/20/2002 9:01:10 AM PDT by strela
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To: strela
</font color=brown>"If you truly feel that we are all fascists..."

Nice try.

The WWII analogies are specious. Carville and Begala are professional liars. There is much to learn from them, but this does not mean they are to be emulated for their prevarication any more than the German's were to be emulated for gassing Jews. A tool is a tool. But 'Zyklon B' is not fresh water.

Yes, the Matt Lewis quote was out of context, but the discussion centered around the comments of the attendees, not the Matt Lewis quote. Nobody hijacked the thread.

296 posted on 08/20/2002 9:17:12 AM PDT by Harrison Bergeron
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