"Ad hominem (Latin for "to the man" or "to the person"[1]), short for argumentum ad hominem, is now usually understood as a logical fallacy in which an argument is rebutted by attacking the character, motive, or other attribute of the person making the argument, or persons associated with the argument, rather than attacking the substance of the argument itself." This is from:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem
The use of an Ad Hominem Argument rather than a substantive argument is one tactic of the dialectic, which is used on this thread.
It looks like the reason for using the dialectic type of argument on this thread is because of a lack of knowledge of the topics that go along with an assertion that the present day Alternative Media and patriot-populist movement is "white supremacy."
The use of tactics like attacking the individual who opposes the claim that the patriot movement is white supremacy and racism, and making statements in an attempt to get the opponent into a prolonged quarrel fits the meaning of the dialectic. Those promoting the politically correct "weapon" of white supremacy and racism try to say there is maybe no such thing as the dialectic and that the concept of the dialectic is over the heads of people on TOL.
Has anyone thought of the idea of Googling "dialectic" and see what comes up?
The links that came up for "dialectic" are all about Plato's Phaedo and the Republic. This is relevant to the use of a word from the ancient Greek dialectic in Plato, before Christ - in I Timothy 6: 20. The phrase in Greek is "και αντιθεσεις της ψευδωνυμου γνωσεως." αντιθεσεις or anti-thesis is the word from ancient Greek dialectics. There are other Greek words used in the New Testament which mean opposition, such as anthistémi, antidiatithémi, antipolítef̱si̱, or enantío̱si̱. Antithesis is a term used in Greek philosophy in relation to the dialectic.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialectic
"In classical philosophy, dialectic (διαλεκτική) is a form of reasoning based upon dialogue of arguments and counter-arguments, advocating propositions (theses) and counter-propositions (antitheses). The outcome of such a dialectic might be the refutation of a relevant proposition."
First of all the dialectic depends upon establishing a dialogue between two or more people. The didactic method of teaching, on the other hand does not depend upon dialogue.
The dialectic is about argument between propositions, often called the thesis and the anti-thesis opposing the thesis.
And the Marxist form of the dialectic is based upon an ideology.
"In the eyes of the dialectical philosophy, nothing is established for
all time, nothing is absolute or sacred." (Karl Marx)
The goal of Marxism is to do away with the present form of society and government and set up a collectivist society and totalitarian form of world government. In Transformational Marxism there is a slow tearing down of the culture and institutions supporting the Christian and family derived order which raises up and values the individual. This tearing down of the older culture is done in part by the dialectic type of argument.
Benjamin Bloom, who wrote the two volume book on the Taxonomy
of Educational Goal Objectives, by which all teachers must be
certified, said "“We recognize the point of view that
truth and knowledge are only relative and that there are no hard and
fast truths which exist for all time and places.” (Benjamin Bloom, et
al., Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, Book 1, Cognitive Domain)
"Once the earthly family is discovered to be the secret of the
heavenly family, the former must be destroyed (annihilated), in theory
and in practice." Karl Marx, Feuerbach Thesis #4
“The individual accepts the new system of values and beliefs by
accepting belongingness to the group.” Kurt Lewin in Kenneth Benne
Human Relations in Curriculum Change
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