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It’s for the children — do you hate children, sir?
Posted on 05.21.08 by Thomas L. Knapp
Source: The Distributed Republic Author: Micha Ghertner “The reason why ‘for the children’ justifications for public policies are so common is because they work, even when (as is often the case) the connection between the policy in question and a benefit to actual children is extremely tenuous. The reason is rhetorical: To oppose the policy in question is to risk being portrayed as ‘not for the children,’ which is not a winning quality for policy debate. Alas, even the usually even-handed Jim Henley seems to have fallen for this rhetorical trick …” (05/20/08) Link: http://tinyurl.com/5rgwkk Filed under: RRND Commentary | Report Bad Link Bookmark this post in Furl or Del.icio.us | |
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