Ichthyic
Posts: 3325 Joined: May 2006
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Quote | If something is true, conservatives and liberals ought to be able to make a better case for it than, “We want to protect you from yourselves.”
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I might use the term pragmatic, practical, or efficient, rather than "true", but otherwise I absolutely agree with you.
truth is not something that is within the purview of a politician, regardless of whether they think so or not.
Heck, I think most politicians would be hard pressed to present a case of "correctness", let alone "truth".
I'm usually more than satisfied if they can simply present a case that balances needs, using actual evidence, which is rare enough these days.
oh, i suppose i should add "non-falsified" evidence too.
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pet peeve -
I see this quite frequently, both here and on PT, and lots of other places, but:
Quote | I make my own assessment of liberals based on the policies they promote and their methodologies for implementing those policies |
"methodology" is the study of method, like "ichthyology" is the study of fish.
the correct term to use here is simply "methods".
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