Re: Filter: Andreas Pour

On Thursday 12 February 2004 22:56, James Richard Tyrer wrote:
> It is with some sadness that I am adding a Leftist filter to this mailing
> list.
>
> It will include only Andreas Pour.  He is obviously a committed Leftist --
> perhaps a "neo-com".
>
> But, that is not the reason.  The reason is that he uses the same style of
> rhetoric that Charles Rangel does -- what I have other places called the
> 'Kitchen Sink" argument.  That is, any point that I bring up is not
> discussed, but rather several more subjects are brought up.  If answered,
> this would lead to an ever increasing tree structure that would be
> unsustainable.  I believe that in rhetoric, this is called "hit and run".
>
> Again, I am very sorry about having to do this because I would find a
> linear discussion with him quite interesting.
>
I understand your reasons for doing so, but ironically you use the same form 
of argument yourself, only using fewer wierd links and references.

Andreas accuses people of being neo-con, and you accuse people of being 
neo-com, and you both refuses to take certain arguments seriously as a 
result.

All in all it seems you have a lot in common ;-)


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