From: Spudboy100@aol.com
Date: Sat Jun 14 2003 - 13:49:29 MDT
Harvey said:
<<This sounds less extreme, but the logic error is still there. You cannot
assume anything about anyone based on a lack of information from them.
There could be a million reasons why someone doesn't respond. This tactic
can never add information to a debate, while it can frequently lead to
misunderstandings and accusations of misrepresentation. I maintain that
this source of information is unsupportable and should not be used in a
rational debate where the person in question is available for comment if
they so choose.>>
Harvey, when the anti-war protestors, actors, comics line up against Son of
George, and have never, ever, been heard saying a word against Saddam, or the
Saudis, or Bin Ladin, what is a thoughtful person supposed to think? Its the
same with the Europeans; they feel free to whine against the perfidies of the
USA ( and this was true during Bubba Clinton's administration too!) but say
nothing against Islamist tyranies, do nothing to push against Milosevic in Serbia,
and always find Israel a proper target no matter what the Islamist or
Baathist regimes did or said.
Therefore, its a wise thing to push back, against those whose standards are
silence when it comes to non-American tyrants, rather then just come out of the
wood-work as so many leftists have, simply to yowel at W. There has to be
some balance in the world, and it looks like the conservatives have picked up
the gauntlet because all others Euros, the Japanese, Africa, and the rest of
humakind have opted out on this one.
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