The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[Alex]

Yes. My point is not that you hide such a dislike (nobody doubts your political view; the only thing I doubt is the frequency with which you claim to have come up with your "concering issues" all on your own), but that because of your dislike you allow yourself to just latch onto whatever reading of things lets you think worst of him and the assume that it is the only reasonable interpretation that can possibly exist (and two years ago I was constantly arguing against people doing the same thing to Bush & Co.). If you're not being lazy but instead disingenuous I'd prefer you just say "since it is politically advantageous to assume this meaning, that is what I'll be doing."

Dislike is not, so far as I view things, a justification of lazy thinking.