04-07-2016, 04:46 AM
For the record, I have been described as an apologist for the Mayor. "How would you feel, what would you think, if I were just playing as a "Devils advocate". Or how about if I were just engaging in sophistry? In other words, can you separate an argument from the arguer? Can you respect one without accepting the other? Or do you have to demonize the arguer in order to ignore or subvert the argument ?" -HiloPuna
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An deceased neighbor of mine, retired English professor did this daily. He had pseudonyms in the letters to the editor of all the island newspapers and numerous internet forums. By representing a fictional character with opposing political views to his own, he felt he "educated" folks.
But in reality he was an angry manipulative old man who did not have the respect of his family or neighbors.
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An deceased neighbor of mine, retired English professor did this daily. He had pseudonyms in the letters to the editor of all the island newspapers and numerous internet forums. By representing a fictional character with opposing political views to his own, he felt he "educated" folks.
But in reality he was an angry manipulative old man who did not have the respect of his family or neighbors.