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		ryandrake 30 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Author of "Careless People" banned from saying any... When one's goal is to look for any reason to downplay facts, questioning the character of the messenger is a standard tactic.

advael 30 days ago [–]

Indeed it is. One can't help but wonder why such a well-known distraction tactic still remains so effective against so many

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