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| | |appeals to voters motivated by [[envy]] | | |appeals to voters motivated by [[envy]] |
| | |politicians that use it are dependent on campaign contributions from millionaires and billionaires. | | |politicians that use it are dependent on campaign contributions from millionaires and billionaires. |
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| | + | |conspiracy theory card |
| | + | |the one making the charge cannot explain facts. |
| | + | |Hillary Clinton charged that her husband's behavior was the result of a "vast right-wing conspiracy". |
| | + | |provides plausible reasons for the simple minded. |
| | + | |contradictory evidence leads to more conspiracy theories. |
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| | + | |[[homophobia]] card |
| | + | |an irrational fear. |
| | + | |Opposition to the radical redefinition of marriage as expressed in California's [[Proposition 8]] was deemed homophobia.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/26/AR2010082605233.html</ref> |
| | + | |Old stand-by in the arsenal of liberal slander attacks. |
| | + | |Attempts to ostracize and criminalize an emotional disorder. Many if not most homophobes are gay. |
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| | | trickle down card | | | trickle down card |
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| | | hides the question of [[natural born citizen]] | | | hides the question of [[natural born citizen]] |
| | | exposes the original meaning of [[natural born citizen]]. | | | exposes the original meaning of [[natural born citizen]]. |
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| − | |conspiracy theory card
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| − | |the one making the charge cannot explain facts.
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| − | |Hillary Clinton charged that her husband's behavior was the result of a "vast right-wing conspiracy".
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| − | |provides plausible reasons for the simple minded.
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| − | |contradictory evidence leads to more conspiracy theories.
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| − | |[[homophobia]] card
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| − | |an irrational fear.
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| − | |Opposition to the radical redefinition of marriage as expressed in California's [[Proposition 8]] was deemed homophobia.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/26/AR2010082605233.html</ref>
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| − | |Old stand-by in the arsenal of liberal slander attacks.
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| − | |Attempts to ostracize and criminalize an emotional disorder. Many if not most homophobes are gay.
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| | | abortion card | | | abortion card |
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| | |Requires no morals or conscience. | | |Requires no morals or conscience. |
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| | ==Notes== | | ==Notes== |