Straw men and false dichotomies
So that's all I actually have to say about that speech last night.
The whole 'isolationist' thing is his biggest straw men yet, the latest in a long line. He can't conduct a real debate against real people making real points, so he has to make up an enemy that's easy to knock down. I mean, I haven't heard anyone say we should close off from the rest of the world. That would be stupid, to put it plainly.
But the choice isn't between closing off from the world and invading practically unarmed countries. The question isn't between exporting our jobs overseas and closing ourselves off from the world economy. The choice isn't between spying on normal American citizens and capitulating to terrorists. The choice isn't between doing everything Bush's way and dismantling our best institutions or hating America.
The whole 'isolationist' thing is his biggest straw men yet, the latest in a long line. He can't conduct a real debate against real people making real points, so he has to make up an enemy that's easy to knock down. I mean, I haven't heard anyone say we should close off from the rest of the world. That would be stupid, to put it plainly.
But the choice isn't between closing off from the world and invading practically unarmed countries. The question isn't between exporting our jobs overseas and closing ourselves off from the world economy. The choice isn't between spying on normal American citizens and capitulating to terrorists. The choice isn't between doing everything Bush's way and dismantling our best institutions or hating America.