Nope. It's interesting how my debate with the OP went forward without him accusing me of the things you are.

I actually wrote an article a few weeks ago along similar lines: https://steemit.com/trump/@telos/trump-ushering-in-the-era-of-newspeak

As I told him, a fair and balanced argument would have included examples from both sides. When you present an argument giving examples only of the opposing side the ulterior motive is rather clear. Note that in my article on the Effigy Fallacy I avoided using either Liberals or Conservatives specifically to make it even handed and keep the focus on the point I was proving rather than attempting to demonize a specific group.

As for sophomoric debate tricks, shall we tally? You initially tried to dismiss me without reading my posts because I had upvoted them, then accused me of being a progressive because I was "afraid of competition," and now you're creating a straw man out of my post.

For a second there I thought you might be worth debating. I see now my first impressions were correct.