>Jim Devine wrote:
>
>>
>> There's a big difference between _attacking an individual_ (ad hominem) and
>> _attacking an argument_. The rules of Congress may encourage politeness,
>> but that's a democracy of the few, of the elite and powerful. We need to
>> put said "democracy" into context, which is what I did. I was NOT attacking
>> Brad personally. However, Brad engages in personal attacks regularly. (or
> > is my perception wrong? he's the one who throws words like
>bullsh*t around.)
>
The "bullshit" was in response to Keaney's claim that his language
was directed against the economics profession rather than me.
There are degrees of mendacity that deserve to be called "bullshit."
That seemed to me to be one o them.
Brad DeLong
