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Originally Posted by cthulu23
So I guess that this is an illustration how you can amplify fear simply by showing someone or something different without providing any understanding of what they are viewing. This plays off of the base xenophobia that seems near universal in humans.
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Interesting, thanks. A little modification is needed...perhaps scare tactics include what conservatives have slammed Moore for allegedly committing, dishonest misrepresentation without any actual falsities. How's that updated definition look?
Looking at the flier...I'm even more convinced that it was mere hyperbole. Relatively harmless hyperbole, as well, since they explain what the banned bible image is all about right below the image. So, I hold the score as follows: demonization of dems - 1, false generalization of dems - 1, hyperbole - 1, demonization of gays - 0.