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Originally Posted by ratbastid
Keep trying things, maybe you'll hit one.
It's not "toughness" we dislike Bolton for. It's not "brutal honesty". It's arrogance and derision toward the very notion of diplomacy.
The disdain he holds the UN in has been widely documented. I see where you've typed "I disagree", but you haven't really said what you've seen that has you feel that way, so it's hard to do much more than say, "Well, I disagree back, and lots of people feel the way I do, and you and the President appear to be the only ones to feel the way you do, so..." But I am interested in seeing some evidence for your attitude toward the man, if you have some.
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You use concepts like "disdain he holds", "derision towrds the very notion of diplomacy", "arrogance", others comment on the way he walks, how he scorns diplomacy, etc. with no support other than saying it is well documented. How do I argue when you and others simply give exhagerated general statements. I have not seen the things you and others describe. It seems Dershowitz has not seen it either. Some of the things you describe are highly subjective, and some assume you can read the man's mind. My very first post in this thread was a question - what has he done that you and others find so offensive?
When some one wrote about his criticisms of the UN, I agreed that he did it, and I think it needed and still needs to be done. When someone said he made a comment that offended Russia, I give you that one, it was inappropriate
I can understand Democrats saying we don't like his personality, but why not say that? Why try to demonize the man?
I can even understand the "disdain" the Democratic party has for Bush and therefore the knee-jerk "disdain" for people he nominates for appointed office, but I was hoping I could believe Pelosi when she said she would bring civility to Washington. I guess that will be after the derision Democrats have for the very notion of civility.
