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The ad hominem attack of mental illness accusations used to quell or impeach a political dissident. In extreme cases it leads to the medically unnecessary comital of the dissident to a mental institution and/or the forcing of the dissident to take pacifying or punitive medication.
It is a particularly effective method for totalitarian regimes as they can shield the public from viewing evidence supporting the claims of the dissident. It is also effective when the dissident has inherently eccentric behavior that can be magnified by the frustrations of dealing with the government's accusations.
With freedom of the press and the internet it is becoming an increasingly rare tactic.
The best defense is to communicate through an attorney, remain calm at all times, and amass as much evidence as possible before raising further dissent.
Soviets, Maoist China, Nazi Germany, Ceausescu Romania, ...
Doctor Johnson is engaged in political psychiatry to keep a lid on the mayor's corruption. The mayor paid Johnson to say Mr. Smith is crazy so the press would stop giving him interviews.
A person who gets a thrill out of setting people up against each other, especially in online bulletin boards and often regarding people and issues in their locality. The Political Pyromaniac may take a posting or email message and forward or copy it to another person, knowing that it will cause a virulent reaction. The PP essentially likes to set fires and stand back and watch the ensuing fireworks or explosion. They are also the peeping Toms of the Internet and closet drama kings and queens.
Charles, a known Political Pyromaniac, received a group email post. Tina said a website owned by a man named Jim was "an amusing little supposedly non-political site." Charles forwarded the message to Jim. Jim then sent an anti-Tina email to everyone on the group and copied it to her bosses, trying to get her fired. He pointed out that Tina's husband was "a city police officer," which was not relevant to anyone receiving the message. The recipients didn't really know Jim or why he was so upset or what he was getting at. They responded in Tina's defense. Charles sat back and watched the action and then quietly unsubscribed from the email group.
The inability of any given political agent to actually respect, comment on or support any position outside of established party lines despite being fundamentally offensive to personal ideology.
So, we should just ignore massive national debt, the endorsement of white nationalism and ridiculous, weaponized tariff impositions that are ultimately paid by US consumers?
Of course! That's how Invertebrate Politics work...it'll be fine. Right?
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to not answer a direct question and just beat around the bush.
journalist: "how do you plan to make iraq a better place?"
President: "well that question was vague and there are many answers to that question which will take time to answer..."
journalist: "that was a great political answer"
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A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical liberal minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.
Most elegant depiction I've seen of "political correctness"
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what liberal bastards use to hide there prejudice
the word african american is politically correct and bullshit because not even africans call themselves africans and because they ar'nt from africa themselves and because there are infact white africans in the future just say black
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synonymous with Bowel Movement. The stink permeates society when politics enter every aspect of private life. Shit, that is really unpopular but no one is brave enough to flush it for good. Politically Activated morons.
I would love to flush the political movement down the toilet, but if I open my mouth I feel the taste may never go away.
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