Accusing somebody you disagree with of being a freeper is, however, perfectly fair, and not ad-hominem at all.
Back when Snowden was the headline, I was astonished how many people leapt to condemn him. Some of the condemnations were so knee-jerk and unsubstantiated that I had to ask why they were so eager to hate Snowden.
Now I see people rushing to excuse Assad, and assign blame all over the place, and it makes me wonder why they’re so eager to love somebody who, based on the news I read, seems like an absolute monster. Maybe they’re just cooler than me, and have inside information on Assad’s innate goodness and innocence. Maybe it’s the Canadians. Hell if I know.
But I have to say I have a hard time with the idea that the vicious goat-herds gassed themselves just to make the poor army look bad.
