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A defining moment of the trend toward neo-bathos may have been the United States Presidential Election of 2004, in which the issue of whether or not [[homosexual]]s should be allowed to marry each other became the "hot-button" topic that swung voters all over the country in favor of George W. Bush without critical analysis of Bush's record on other diplomatic, economic and environmental issues. This phenomenon essentially defined the principle of the '''reaction-to-importance ratio''' (RIR) as it applied to [[politics]].

A defining moment of the trend toward neo-bathos may have been the United States Presidential Election of 2004, in which the issue of whether or not [[homosexual]]s should be allowed to marry each other became the "hot-button" topic that swung voters all over the country in favor of George W. Bush without critical analysis of Bush's record on other diplomatic, economic and environmental issues. This phenomenon essentially defined the principle of the '''reaction-to-importance ratio''' (RIR) as it applied to [[politics]].

So called [[green]] issues are proving to be a similar "flash point". Many people focussing on the alleged "[[green]]" benefits of certain products and indeed, plotical candidates due to the fact that this is an emotive subject for many. Whilst environmental concerns are of importance, the [[green]] message is potentially obscuring critical analysis of many other related and non-related issues.

So called [[green]] issues are proving to be a similar "flash point". Many people focussing on the alleged "[[green]]" benefits of certain products and indeed, political candidates due to the fact that this is an emotive subject for many. Whilst environmental concerns are of importance, the [[green]] message is potentially obscuring critical analysis of many other related and non-related issues.