The “streets” are normally the domain of leftist activists –the “Occupy – type” crowd; locally, we’re changing that.
When one has zero facts, and therefore no substantive proof to offer against a logical position, those lacking the ability to logically present their side of an argument, one often resort to using an – ad hominem attack – attacking the one presenting the argument, rather than offering facts.
That was the case, last Monday, when an apparent UW student called me an “f***ing moron”. Jessica (not her real name) was clearly angry, she didn’t like my sign . . . she was angry to the point she could not present a rational argument – there is none. My 3’ wide by 4’ high, both sides of the poster clearly picture an aborted baby.
She claimed, repetitively, that what was pictured, was “only a chunk of matter”!
Evidently the standard “talking point-term” – “blob of flesh” had slipped her mind. Correct me if I’m wrong but I don’t think the pro—abortion movement has changed the terminology as they’re so often apt to do … Using the term “chunk of matter” is so cold and heartless exhibiting their lack of compassion and caring … We’ll have to hold that in abeyance and wait and see …
Intuitively, I used a term – Ad hominem – so as to point out to her that she was not facing some mindless fanatical idiot, but it didn’t seem to faze her … she was out-of-control! Her body language indicated that. She had the typical bending down, screaming uncontrollably at the ground; the only things missing were the flailing of the arms and violence …
When this happens on campus, these ideologues fear the obvious proof so much, they try to block the signs from public view – Greg Cunningham, of Abortionno.org calls them “the bed sheet brigade” – stemming, most likely, from his military career. They staple bed sheets to long wooden poles attempting to “censor” a free exchange of ideas – political correctness cowering at truth!
VIOLENCE – there are stages to watch for, … a time to prepare … a time to punch in 9-1-1- on the cell phone, then wait and be ready to protect oneself, to take the blows and survive.
With men, it’s different; there’s when they take a half-step back and turn the torso, getting ready to “swing” — and any number of other manifestations of pre-violent positions. One needs to be street-wise and like freeway-driving – always be aware of where others are . . .
It’s imperative one stays calm. Hopefully, a friend is filming the confrontation – from a safe distance … When I’m alone, I often ‘station’ myself at an extremely busy intersection and when I can, one I know is being video-taped, so that, if need be, it can be subpoenaed into court.
“A Chunk of Matter?” Or a violent act of Liberalism?
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An ad hominem (Latin for “to the man” or “to the person”[1]), short for argumentum ad hominem, is a general category of fallacies in which a claim or argument is rejected on the basis of some irrelevant fact about the author of or the person presenting the claim or argument.[2] Fallacious Ad hominem reasoning is normally categorized as an informal fallacy,[3][4][5] more precisely as a genetic fallacy,[6] a subcategory of fallacies of irrelevance.[7] Ad hominem reasoning is not always fallacious, for example, when it relates to the credibility of statements of fact.
