Reply #20: "If you cannot win by reason [View All]

try using volume." Calvin

They are taking an intellectually precarious position. The conventional wisdom of the media is against them. Having 'the whole world' against you makes people nervous. Often their debate opponents will attack them, calling them corporate dupes, or otherwise ignorant idiots or lunatics. Plus, they have an irrational, deep seated hatred of Al Gore.

Imagine, if you will, the same conversation taking place two years ago about the Iraq war. Wouldn't the liberal practically have an embolism about how George Bush is lying, and Saddam didn't have WMD, and how fascist corporations have been trying to destroy our way of life since the 50s...

Too often, arguments devolve into name calling, shouting, and grand theories.