Thursday, January 26, 2006
Redefining "Loathsome"
Writing Right thanks Michelle Malkin as she links to and comments on this post:
The ad hominum nature of the post alone disqualifies it from serious discourse. I don't care if it is from left, right, or Mars.
What is most disconcerting to me about the whole thing is that someone, anyone, would conceive of and write such a thing. What does it accomplish? It's not even ad hominum in some sort of specific debate context, it's just the blogging equivalent of sticking your tongue out at people you don't like.
Which, I think, strikes right at the heart of the matter - it's immature and childish. The last adult that I knew that kept an enemies list ended up having to resign the Presidency. I thought we left those things behind somewhere in third or fourth grade.
Then, finally, there is the sheer tastelessness. On the list is Terri Schiavo.
Related Tags: tasteless, loathsome, The Beast, Michelle Malkin, ad hominum
The ad hominum nature of the post alone disqualifies it from serious discourse. I don't care if it is from left, right, or Mars.
What is most disconcerting to me about the whole thing is that someone, anyone, would conceive of and write such a thing. What does it accomplish? It's not even ad hominum in some sort of specific debate context, it's just the blogging equivalent of sticking your tongue out at people you don't like.
Which, I think, strikes right at the heart of the matter - it's immature and childish. The last adult that I knew that kept an enemies list ended up having to resign the Presidency. I thought we left those things behind somewhere in third or fourth grade.
Then, finally, there is the sheer tastelessness. On the list is Terri Schiavo.
Related Tags: tasteless, loathsome, The Beast, Michelle Malkin, ad hominum
