Must Mud Slingers Win?
Mud Slinging Seems to Work
Trina L.C. Sonnenberg
The presidential elections a wrought with smear campaigns; just look at the McCain campaign's attacks on Obama. It seems that the pigs have plenty of mud to throw at their opponent, and they have been using a rocket launcher to blast it out there. Someone needs to clean the sty.
Trina L.C. Sonnenberg
The presidential elections a wrought with smear campaigns; just look at the McCain campaign's attacks on Obama. It seems that the pigs have plenty of mud to throw at their opponent, and they have been using a rocket launcher to blast it out there. Someone needs to clean the sty.
The whole situation is ugly. Why can't politicians focus on facts and deal with the issues that really mean something to their constituents? I always thought that the best campaign was made up of, "Why you should vote for me. This is what I stand for." Not, " this is how bad the other guy is." I personally don't want to hear personal attacks, I want to hear about the issues, the principles of each candidate, and what their plan of governance is about. I don't have the desire, nor the time to dig through the mud to get at the facts. Just show me the facts, plain and simple. Tell me what you are about, if you want my vote. Sure, you can tell me how you are different from your opponent, but don't try to fill my head with half-truths, and mud. It won't get me to vote for you. What it does is make me suspicious of you. Campaigning is supposed to be about telling people about yourself and your plan.
I have been the victim of mud slinging myself, and the consequences have been quite negative. A woman who knows nothing about me and my situation, took it upon herself to write about me and tell people things that are not true. She has absolutely no idea what she is talking about, but that doesn't matter. Apparently people listened to what she had to say. Out of all the people who read her slander, only one person decided to contact me personally, and ask me about it. Just one person! In fact, I would not have been aware of the spread of these lies had it not been for that person contacting me.
How can I tell that people have been jaded by these writings? Because what had started out as a successful campaign to save my house through the sale of my book, has dried up and blown away with the wind. Since the release of her lies, I have sold but one copy of my book.
Why are people so inclined to believe what they read/hear, without bothering to check for facts? I believe that human nature dictates that we listen to negativity, in order to feel some sort of sense of being better than someone else; to feel better about one's own situation. And, the slingers of mud feed on this; they count on it to achieve their uplifting in the ranks.
Certainly the McCain campaign is using it and counting on it to sway the opinions and ultimately the votes of others. They don't care about what their misinformation could do to their target's life, they just care about winning.
So, why has this woman taken it upon herself to catapult huge quantities of mud at me? To feel better about her own life. She is jealous of the things I have that money cannot buy, as well as the things I stand to lose through the lack of money. This person has been stalking me on the Internet, following me where I go, and emulating me. Pretty scary stuff.
I know who she is and where she lives, and the fact of the matter is that she once tried to kill me. Am I afraid? You betcha! Her life, as I know it to be, is completely opposite of mine, yet she presents herself to others as if she were just like me. She has adopted my career choice, claims to have my credentials, and makes contact with those I do business with to spread lies about me.
However, the law will not protect me from this psychopath. There was a law that would have protected me, but for some reason it was repealed a year ago. What will I do? I honestly don't know. If I had the money to hire a lawyer, I could go to court and file harassment charges, but without a lawyer, no one will tell me how to file and represent myself.
What ever happened to the Golden Rule? What ever happened to honesty? What ever happened to people succeeding by way of their own merits, rather than the trashing of another's reputation? What ever happened to the common sense of the people, due dilligence?
I voted my conscience, based on the issues, not based on what one candidate had to say about the other. I urge everyone to vote based on policy, not mud. Listen to what they say about themselves, not the other guy.
Copyright © 2008
The Trii-Zine Ezine
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About the Author:
Trina L.C. Sonnenberg
Publisher - The Trii-Zine Ezine - Your Trusted Source for Internet Business and Marketing Information. EST 2001. ISSN# 1555-2276
Author of: My Journey A Lifetime of Verse, ISBN: 978-0-61516405-2
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Keywords: slander, politics, smear campaigns, truth
I have been the victim of mud slinging myself, and the consequences have been quite negative. A woman who knows nothing about me and my situation, took it upon herself to write about me and tell people things that are not true. She has absolutely no idea what she is talking about, but that doesn't matter. Apparently people listened to what she had to say. Out of all the people who read her slander, only one person decided to contact me personally, and ask me about it. Just one person! In fact, I would not have been aware of the spread of these lies had it not been for that person contacting me.
How can I tell that people have been jaded by these writings? Because what had started out as a successful campaign to save my house through the sale of my book, has dried up and blown away with the wind. Since the release of her lies, I have sold but one copy of my book.
Why are people so inclined to believe what they read/hear, without bothering to check for facts? I believe that human nature dictates that we listen to negativity, in order to feel some sort of sense of being better than someone else; to feel better about one's own situation. And, the slingers of mud feed on this; they count on it to achieve their uplifting in the ranks.
Certainly the McCain campaign is using it and counting on it to sway the opinions and ultimately the votes of others. They don't care about what their misinformation could do to their target's life, they just care about winning.
So, why has this woman taken it upon herself to catapult huge quantities of mud at me? To feel better about her own life. She is jealous of the things I have that money cannot buy, as well as the things I stand to lose through the lack of money. This person has been stalking me on the Internet, following me where I go, and emulating me. Pretty scary stuff.
I know who she is and where she lives, and the fact of the matter is that she once tried to kill me. Am I afraid? You betcha! Her life, as I know it to be, is completely opposite of mine, yet she presents herself to others as if she were just like me. She has adopted my career choice, claims to have my credentials, and makes contact with those I do business with to spread lies about me.
However, the law will not protect me from this psychopath. There was a law that would have protected me, but for some reason it was repealed a year ago. What will I do? I honestly don't know. If I had the money to hire a lawyer, I could go to court and file harassment charges, but without a lawyer, no one will tell me how to file and represent myself.
What ever happened to the Golden Rule? What ever happened to honesty? What ever happened to people succeeding by way of their own merits, rather than the trashing of another's reputation? What ever happened to the common sense of the people, due dilligence?
I voted my conscience, based on the issues, not based on what one candidate had to say about the other. I urge everyone to vote based on policy, not mud. Listen to what they say about themselves, not the other guy.
Copyright © 2008
The Trii-Zine Ezine
http://www.ezines1.com/triizine
About the Author:
Trina L.C. Sonnenberg
Publisher - The Trii-Zine Ezine - Your Trusted Source for Internet Business and Marketing Information. EST 2001. ISSN# 1555-2276
Author of: My Journey A Lifetime of Verse, ISBN: 978-0-61516405-2
Co-Owner: Internet Marketing Mavens
http://internetmarketing-mavens.com
Keywords: slander, politics, smear campaigns, truth
Comments
Hi Tim!
The really scary thing is that those who lie like this do not see the face of a liar when they look in the mirror. They come to believe their lies, and fantasy takes the place of reality.
Thanx for posting.
Trii
Great post, Trina!
From personal experience, I happen to know a little something about mud slinging cowards who hide behind aliases on Internet forums and such.
I think it was Mark Twain who said, "A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes."
Unfortunately... the damage caused by slander and libel can not always be reversed.
Fortunately... the truth will always prevail in the end.
And... at the end of the day, those who spread lies and hatred will have to look at themselves in the mirror.
Glad to hear that you've already voted. Let's make sure it actually gets counted... http://www.OurVotesMatter.com
Tim Romero
Thank you for your comment. It is good to know that there are level headed people still out there.
I couldn't agree with you more.
I am a voter that does not belong to any political party, but I do vote.
It seems that I have only one choice on who to vote for in this presidential election because only one person has told me why I should vote for him.
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