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Originally posted by taxwonk
Actually, it's not at all about points, 3G. It's about fear. I see normally intelligent, rational people talking about killing a massive number of people different from them and justifying it on the basis of the actions of a dedicated minority of that group and it frightens me.
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Yes, there is a lot here that is about fear, but I expect leaders, like Bush, and people with the analytical ability of Bilmore, Club, et al. not to succomb to that fear and let it overcome their good sense. The lists like the one Bilmore put together are wonderful rhetorical devices, but are getting used here as a way to avoid debate and appeal to emotion. I have a disdain for that approach; it is the Not Me/Hank approach.
