"Hugetim" who runs the Catholics for Dean blog made the incredibly foolish mistake of provoking Kathy Shaidle of Relapsed Catholic. I guess it was to be expected since he's a self-proclaimed 22 year old Philosophy major.
For those with a taste for flame wars - and really who doesn't like a flame war done by an expert like Shaidle - here is the link.
I like HugeTim's favorite philosophical gambit of claiming to have "friends from Gambia, Nigeria" and whereveria when Shaidle points out that so much of the suffering being imposed on Africa is due to correctible dysfunctions in their society, such as choosing to adopt Marxism which, per Shaidle, Does. Not. Work. Nice use of philosphy, Tim. Can you say non sequitur.
Maybe not. It is Latin after all and was spoken by Dead White Men.
Enjoy.
Update: Some of the comments over on Mark Shea's blog about HugeTim's approach to dialectics are priceless. For shear wisdom, I recommend this comment by
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