1st October 2004, 11:50 AM
The issue isn't with them, they want to win and will use the strategies that will bring them to that goal. Is the issue with the people? To some extent. However, some of it is just human nature, I think... you do base a lot on what people look like, how they speak, etc, and not just their views on issues. It is a fact. And it's also a fact that trying to make your opponents look bad (even if you know that that isn't quite what they meant) works too. Yes, it's too bad that it happens, but as long as it works it will be used and it can work well. And sometimes it's needed (to start debate), as people don't always tell exactly what they mean when they give their positions on issues... :)