Tactics of Truth Suppression #9

Number 9

Play Dumb. No matter what evidence or logical argument is offered, avoid discussing issues with denial they have any credibility, make any sense, provide any proof, contain or make a point, have logic, or support a conclusion. Mix well for maximum effect.

Since I plan on writing up my examples in point form, I’m going to include the example given in order to provide some context.
Example

“Nothing you say makes any sense. Your logic is idiotic. Your facts nonexistent. Better go back to the drawing board and try again.”

Examples of Conservatives doing this:
1) Painting Dion as incapable by mocking his speech and claiming his proposed Carbon Tax plan would raise taxes.
2) Saying that the Liberals proposed EI plan would cost $4billion when in fact it would be closer to $1billion
3) Denying that we were in a recession last election, than calling it a ‘technical recession’ when all other parties and financial institutions said otherwise
4) Blaming previous governments for the isotope crisis by denying their role in the problem
5) Denying global warming and the harsh impact of the oil sands by telling other parties that their information is wrong
6) Again I bring up Question Period because this is your best opportunity to watch the Cons play dumb and avoid facts and answers
7) The whole issue of sending body bags to the reserves. The Cons denied it right away and said that they would look into who sent them. Why not just accept the blame and explain the situation?
8) Not putting out a party platform until after the debates and after advanced polling had closed. This means that during the debates Stevie could play dumb on issues and could also steal other people’s ideas
9) Saying they won’t raise taxes, cut social programs or sell assets to get us out of deficit. Financial experts disagree with this plan
10) Claiming the economy will be worse off should we go into an election right now while it’s slowly recovering.

Those are just a few examples but see the Cons get away with their lies and misinformation because they keep hammering on the same point. It works, especially when you have an audience that is made up of sheep and people who don’t pay attention.
The dumb part works well for the Cons because for the most part that is genuine. Quite possibly the only genuine thing with this bunch.