>My point is that by radically overstating a case, using inflammatory and
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>insulting language, you alienate the best people, and attract the worst
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>sort. For example, just look at some of the ad hominist goofballs
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>that infest this list and others like it. I understand the temptation to
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>twist the rhetorical knife, but I disagree with it as an effective strategy.
Well I'm no fan of your Churchill strategy either.
Doug