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Re:Refugees Welcome by ManFromUranus on Wednesday September 02, 2015 @10:32AM (#10159422)
He's not attacking his person and it's not ad-hominem, he's saying the guy is basically a moral hazard, he is advocating for policies here that he won't have to suffer the consequences of.
Re:Refugees Welcome by dragonwriter on Wednesday September 02, 2015 @12:27PM (#10160332)
> He's not attacking his person and it's not ad-hominem, he's saying the guy is basically a moral hazard, he is advocating for policies here that he won't have to suffer the consequences of.

That is ad hominem -- specifically, ad hominem circumstantial [0] -- and lies at the nexus between the genetic fallacy and appeal to motive.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem#Circumstantial

Re:Refugees Welcome by jacobush on Wednesday September 02, 2015 @10:46AM (#10159552)
You are a MORAL HAZARD. That is not an ad-hominem. But seriously, I thought we all share the same planet and thus share the consequences.
Re:Refugees Welcome by veeti on Wednesday September 02, 2015 @10:57AM (#10159641)
Get real. The consequences (whether they are good or bad, I don't know) are obviously more relevant to those actually living in the country than those shouting what to do from the other side of the planet.
Re:Refugees Welcome by ashleyp on Wednesday September 02, 2015 @11:17AM (#10159778)
I think you're missing his point.