I suggest that the conservative use of insult has made conservatives less intelligent and more vicious.
If I'm right, there's a cost to insult as a major tactic. The interesting question is whether it's possible to win without insults, and also whether it's possible to win without stupid insults.
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Date: 2010-03-19 09:25 pm (UTC)If I'm right, there's a cost to insult as a major tactic. The interesting question is whether it's possible to win without insults, and also whether it's possible to win without stupid insults.