[lbo-talk] Double Standard: Israel and Saudi Arabia

Wilson Barber wilsonbarber at yahoo.com
Sat Jul 10 12:05:21 PDT 2004



> It's not McCarthy-like to point out what is, in
> effect, an ad hominem
> attack on Moore's approach to the Bush-Saudi
> connection.

.. And that's my point. Those that have pointed out weaknesses in more presentation has been labeled by several member of this list as "too left". That's exactly the tactics of the "far right". I would think that on this list that debate would be elevated above such fallacious argumentation.

WB

--- Eubulides <paraconsistent at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wilson Barber" <wilsonbarber at yahoo.com>
>
> What I disagree with is the disparagement and
> McCarthy-like epitaphs of those who ask these
> question
> and point out these issues.
>
> WB
>
>
> ======================
>
> It's not McCarthy-like to point out what is, in
> effect, an ad hominem
> attack on Moore's approach to the Bush-Saudi
> connection. For Moore to have
> added material on Israel equal to what he produced
> on SA would have added
> another 45-60 minutes to the film and may have
> diluted it's intended
> effects. Let Yoshie apply for a job at Dog Eat Dog
> films and match her
> wits against Moore if she's going to deploy the
> third person omniscience
> communicative technique. Her disparagement or
> blatant ignoring of those
> who disagree with her is simply offensive.
>
> Ian
>
>
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