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In reply to the discussion: Rickety Woo [View all]ConservativeDemocrat
(2,720 posts)...but don't let it be so open that your brains leak out.
The "woo" being derided here isn't stuff that works that science hasn't investigated to understand why. It's assertions that clearly and completely go against all scientific evidence simply because people want it to be true. Usually based by appeals to emotion and conspiracy based rumor mongering, rather than logic.
Being fact based, reality based, isn't where the GOP is at right now. So it makes perfect sense for Democrats to take emotional arguments, and subject them to scrutiny.
Of course we have a handful of people on our side who engage in this sort of behavior. (And they seem to congregate here in the D.U. for some reason.) But it is better for Democrats to hold the line on this, whether or not your feelings get hurt.
- C.D. Proud Member of the Reality Based Community