From: Harvey Newstrom (mail@HarveyNewstrom.com)
Date: Sat Jun 14 2003 - 20:09:48 MDT
Dehede011@aol.com wrote,
> Spudboy100@aol.com writes: Ah, yes, the old realizing that those
> whom are invariably, neutral towards antagonistic tyrants, but
> scream like banshee's whenever the US does something trick!
>
> Yes, the Hate America First crowd hasn't learned a new
> trick since the Vietnamese War, then they wonder why they
> are so predictable and can't fool us any more.
> I have to admit though, your tricks worked the first time around.
The trick you are using is called "Affirmation of the consequent."
It goes like this:
The "Hate America First" crowd criticizes George Bush but doesn't criticize
other tyrants.
Person "X" has criticized George Bush without criticizing other tyrants.
Therefore person "X" must hate America!
It has recently been made popular by our President's "logic" that "if you
aren't with us, you're against us." It implies that any criticism of the
President equals support for terrorism. Sadly this trick will work too, the
first time around.
-- Harvey Newstrom, CISM, CISSP, IAM, IBMCP, GSEC Certified InfoSec Manager, Certified IS Security Pro, NSA-certified InfoSec Assessor, IBM-certified Security Consultant, SANS-cert GSEC <HarveyNewstrom.com> <Newstaff.com>
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