So true... And sad

I love this quote. It is so frustrating now that politics is mostly built on slander now. Don't tell me why I shouldn't vote for A, tell me why I should vote for B.

I am not the only one, look what this guy is pulling off.

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Ad hominem attacks, yep, a Republican specialty.

Ah yes, and sadly so true especially in my encounters with the Jesus Jockeys, God- Botherers, etc, that I have debated with.
I have found, with tedious regularity, that as soon as the debate/discussion begins to go against them the Jesus Jockeys turn to aspersion, slander, insults, tirades, threats of damnation and innumerable other artifices.
To which my usual response is a quiet, calm and sedate, " That is so very kind and Christian of you, Thank you ever so much."
Btw, as a Doctor of Theology and Comparative Modern Religions and a Life Long Atheist, I have debate, both publicly and privately with innumerable Church Leaders from, what I like to term as, " Backyard Evangelists to Bishops and every one, without exception, resorts to almost the same actions when the going gets tough.

true enough albeit not ancient or even particularly old, and for sure not greek.

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The attribution to Socrates is incorrect according to Snopes:

"So far as we can tell, the phrase “when the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser” emerged roughly around 2008 and appears to have no traceable history prior to that. Despite its popularity on social media, no one has ever found a single direct link to any material attributed to Socrates matching the quote. Its abrupt appearance and lack of historical support suggests that Socrates’ signature was tacked to the commentary to give it an air of ancient wisdom."

[snopes.com]

Sometimes when people lose arguments they resort to slander.

Sounds about right.