The 18 Feb 06 Edition of Most Brain Dead Letters To The Editor

[MrScorpio]

Welcome to the Saturday, 18 Feb Edition of the Most Brain Dead Letter To The Editor

This is dedicated to the those wonderful people who inspire us all by not only being incredibly stupid but also display their stupidity for all of us to gaze and wonder upon, in the LTTE sections of today's newspapers.

I have point out that they really go out of their way to give us a piece of their mind.

And because of this, these folks are some of the most generous people in the world, because no matter how little they have, they're always willing to give.

If there's one thing I've noticed about these brain dead fuckers who shoot out their minuscule greymatter all over the LTTE pages of the newspapers is that they love using fallacious arguments. It's like they're addicted to them. If you recognize these tactics, they stick out like a sore thumb.

It's pretty laughable to read this crap sometimes. I'm sitting there saying, "What a fucking idiot! That makes no sense at all." As happened today, when I checked out my paper, the Daily Press.

One of my neighbors, a Mr. Brooks A. Mick of Yorktown, Virginia really cut loose with the fallacies this time. I hate to see crap like this in my own homebase, but the thing that we should always remember is that idiots are EVERYWHERE.

Anyways, what I would like to do is point out what fallacy this fool uses when he does. I have used this handy-dandy list to point out some of the obvious problems this fool has while making a point: http://www.don-lindsay-archive.org/skeptic/arguments.html

Enjoy:

http://www.dailypress.com/news/opinion/dp-72091sy0feb18,0,2268358.story?page=2&coll=dp-opinion-editorials

Ben Franklin quote

Somebody always quotes Ben Franklin when discussing intelligence-gathering and terrorism: (Ed. Fallacy Of The General Rule) Those who would give up freedom for security deserve neither. But that is a misquote of Franklin. Ol' Ben actually said: "Those who would give up an essential liberty for a little temporary safety deserve neither." (Ed. Appeal To Authority)

For that quotation to apply to the present situation, one would have to define the right to receive phone calls from Osama bin Laden as an essential freedom, and one would have to define the prevention of nuclear or biological or chemical attacks on Manhattan or Chicago or Los Angeles as "a little temporary safety." (Ed. Bad Analogy, Extended Analogy, Straw Man)

Clearly, Franklin didn't have the current wrangling in mind when he made his statement. Clearly, given Franklin's own statements that one couldn't trust Congress with important secrets, President Bush's reluctance to spread sensitive info all around Congress is not only understandable but laudable. Clearly, the president is doing his best to protect American citizens. (Ed. Ad Nauseum, Lies)

The world appears to divide into two groups: The first understands that Muslim extremists want to destroy western civilization. The second hates George W. Bush. The first wants to find and destroy terrorists. The second wishes to give terrorists lawyers and psychiatrists. Take your pick which group you want to be in, and which group of politicians to vote for. (Ed. Argument From Adverse Consequences (Appeal To Fear, Scare Tactics))

Brooks A. Mick
Yorktown

Brooks here hit the fallacy motherlode, didn't he? I know that there are more in there, so I left them for you to add. Have fun with it.

I might be wrong or incomplete, so give a brotha a hand, will ya?

This shit is fun, isn't it?


As always thanks, Brooks, you are an inspiration to us all. :yourock:

Here's a toast to your your dead brain, Scardeecat. :toast:

[SeattleGirl]

1. God save me from people like you, Brooks Micks.

Another fine example of "illogical logic" by another right wingnut. First off, Mr. Micks, you defeated your own argument in your very first paragraph. Yes, the Franklin quote may have been misquoted, but in correct quote is actually saying the very same thing -- and yet, you don't see that. When talking about a 4-run home run, whether I call it a grand slam or a grand salami, it's still the same thing.

"The right to receive phone calls from Osama bin Laden"????? That is one of the most ridiculous statements ever. This is your reasoning for saying it's okay to wiretap American citizens without warrants, without reason? Go back to your cave, Mr. Micks. You are too dangerous -- and to fucking stupid -- to be out in the general population.

"Clearly, the President is doing his best to protect the American people." No, Mr. Micks. The Chimp is doing his best to have things exactly as he wants them, without checks and balances, without anyone being allowed to question him, without being held accountable for his actions. Just how, exactly, does this make the American people safer, more protected, Mr. Micks? It doesn't, actually. The only thing your letter shows is what an ignorant, Koolaide drinking dumbass you are.

Oh, okay -- there it is. The "extremist groups" argument. So, because I hate Bush and everything he stands for, because I cannot stand to see what is happening to this country, and what is being done elsewhere in our name, that means I'm anti-American? Fuck you, Mr. Micks. It's lock-stepping, ignorant fools like you who are the real danger to this country.

[Crunchy Frog]

2. I doubt the idiot even wrote the letter himself.

He probably just sent in a letter that was written by a think tank. Either that, or the writer is actually fictional. He's hitting all the exact talking points that I've been seeing the last few days on blogs where wingnuts are allowed to post. I wouldn't expect the grammar and spelling to be recognizably English in a piece written by someone with those sentiments.

I do have to give them credit for the effectiveness with which they control and disseminate their message.

[NJCher]

3. I think it's turfgrass, too

It has all the elements, including the ONE WORD THEY LOVE TO USE:

clearly

Oh, do they love that word "clearly." They use it over and over and over and over and over again.

It ranks right up there with "bold," which actually nauseates me even more than "clearly," especially when it's used in reference to the freeptard moran frat boy joke-of-a-man weakling asshat for whom they stole the office of the presidency.




Cher

[MrScorpio]

5. You're right

I'm seeing the same pattern all over the place.

I'm thinking that it's more than these people regurgitating the same talking points

[Hissyspit]

4. False dichotomies abound, too. Especially at the end. n/t