When translated from Latin to English, this term means "against the man".
In reality, unlike it's misuses on the internet as a replacement for sarcasm and such, Ad Hominem is 'the logical fallacy of attempting to undermine a speaker's arguement by attacking the speaker instead of adressing the arguement'.
And put into a societal context, wander in to parliament sometime? You may find that Julia Gillard is too often performing to cameras the 'Hokey Pokey Carbon Tax' song, when she should be getting her environmental on. Liberal members are alikening her to Gadhafi. Kristina is being her irritating self. Maggie T is having a movie made about her (with Meryl Streep), and trust me here, on that note... I AM NOT COMPLAINING. LONG LIVE THE IRON LADY'S LEGACY.
But honestly, as my great great grandfather said in his time, and as I believe it still truely stands.. 'Government as it is at present is simply a comedy which is not even well played'. I admire his radical socialism. He seems, from Bob Jame's essay 'W.R. Winspear - Anarchist or Socialist', an intelligent man.
Maybe it's all time we migrated to China.
Or Canada. Canada's always an attractive option.
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