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Old Aug 10, 2007, 11:38 am   #19 (permalink) (top)
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I'm wondering what the functional purpose is of that word.
While in my literary view, it is an excellent word, its sole purpose is to denigrate and deviantize people. It's used by people who, lacking cogent and valid arguments for their own ill-informed views, resort to insult, disrespect, and mean-spiritedness. Having lost an argument, it's all that is left to them--a childish lashing out.

That there are a number of people using volconvo who find it difficult--often impossible--to make arguments without resorting to such unnecessary tactics is unfortunate. However, their use of words like "sheeple" says more about their personal lack of qualifications, intellect, creativity, moral courage, and character than those they disparage.

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