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Old 09-26-2008, 12:08 PM   #79
BlackEleven
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Originally Posted by Resolute 14 View Post
Thirded.

As a Canadian once said, the medium is the message. So long as a freakshow stands as the medium, the intended message will be completely lost.

I do like Fotze's idea of driving 30km just to spite him.
Marshall McLuhan was speaking about technological mediums, not advocating argumentum ad hominem.

The message may be lost on some, but only because it is easier to attack the man and effectively change the subject than to attack the argument itself.
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