They never work. “Senator James was a vehement public opponent of pedophilia throughout his term, but he was discovered masturbating to CP in his office! Therefore pedophilia is good!” Retarded. Argue on the basis of the underlying issues.
But is Senator James a bad person for it? And is he a 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦 person for publicly vehemently opposing pedophilia rather than if he was just run of the mill on pedophilia publicly?
Politicians love slandering their political opponents as hypocrites because hypocrisy roots itself so deeply in the public mind. "Senator caught secretly masturbating to CP" isn't that memorable. But "Senator who just 2 days earlier gave a speech stating his intention to incarcerate all pedophiles, caught secretly masturbating to CP" is really memorable.
But is Senator James a bad person for it? And is he a 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦 person for publicly vehemently opposing pedophilia rather than if he was just run of the mill on pedophilia publicly?
Politicians love slandering their political opponents as hypocrites because hypocrisy roots itself so deeply in the public mind. "Senator caught secretly masturbating to CP" isn't that memorable. But "Senator who just 2 days earlier gave a speech stating his intention to incarcerate all pedophiles, caught secretly masturbating to CP" is really memorable.