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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHow Chain-Yankers Hijack the National conversation
http://bluntandcranky.wordpress.com/2013/03/27/how-chain-yankers-hijack-the-national-conversation/Snips: "There is a common tactic used by extremists and jackassess of all stripes who wish to dominate public discourse: the most polite term Mr. Blunt and Cranky can use is Chain-Yanking. Heres one example: when it became the law for employers to provide preventative health care (including birth control) to covered employees at no cost (or reduced cost), on Rush Limbaugh called a Congressional witness a slut (and worse). The actual merits of the policy were not debated, because nearly everyone (having had their chain yanked) started yelling about the pundits sexism blahblahblahbittyblahblah. This suited the pundit and his cronies just fine, as they were in charge of the conversation and could subsequently control the message to suit themselves.
Mind, this writer does not support sexism in any form, at any time, in any way, shape or form. When sexism (or another ism) rears its ugly head, we should indeed whack-a-mole that head right down, and pound it down again whenever it pops up. We must, however, not lose sight of the point that is being obscured, often deliberately, by the chain-yanker du jour. And we must also call the chain-yankers out, especially when they claim that they are just asking questions."
"Yesterday, this writer got his chain well and truly yanked, much to his own chagrin. A sexist comment about men was posted, and he wound up swirling around the drain with everybody else, even to the extent of losing his temper and saying some unacceptable things. Apologies are hereby offered to everyone who was offended by those stupid, uncalled-for remarks.
No matter the topic or the political persuasion of the person talking, chain-yanking happens, and we can all get caught if we arent careful. Your humble correspondent will redouble his efforts to remain focused on important topics, and hopes all of us can just let the yankers flush themselves away, leaving the rest of America to get some s*** accomplished."
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How Chain-Yankers Hijack the National conversation (Original Post)
riqster
Mar 2013
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ZRT2209
(1,357 posts)1. Scalia
riqster
(13,986 posts)2. A good example
Sadly, one of several on the Court.
olddots
(10,237 posts)3. Words of wisdom
n/t
ThoughtCriminal
(14,049 posts)4. It hasn't been working out for them like it used to
The backlash from Limbaugh's "Slut" chain-yank did considerable damage to the right.
riqster
(13,986 posts)5. Would that the phenomenon were confined to the Right
Sadly, they exist everywhere.