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PdxSean

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1. One way to create sympathy for even a vile person, . . .

Reply to syringis (Original post)

Sat Oct 7, 2017, 09:33 AM

Oct 2017

. . . is to attack his or her appearance.

There are plenty of valid, substantive arguments available to attack May on policy issues. Given that the underlying goal is to sway readers or listeners on policy issues, why risk losing a reader or listener who identifies or empathizes with someone who is attacked for his/her appearance?

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One way to create sympathy for even a vile person, . . . PdxSean Oct 2017 #1

Hello PdxSean syringis Oct 2017 #2

I thought the Dorian Gray reference was brilliant, but . . . PdxSean Oct 2017 #3

You're welcome Sean syringis Oct 2017 #4

The sympathy argument is important... T_i_B Oct 2017 #5

In all sincerity... syringis Oct 2017 #6

Why did Theresa May change position? T_i_B Oct 2017 #8

Yeah but Denzil_DC Oct 2017 #7