Character assassination?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="character">character</span> <span word="assassination">assassination</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> (<span word="Republican">Republican</span>) <span word="nomination">nomination</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="character">character</span> <span word="assassination">assassination</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="From">From</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="infer">infer</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="participated">participated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="nomination">nomination</span>, <span word="representing">representing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="won">won</span>, <span word="beating">beating</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="others">others</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span>, <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="mouthing">mouthing</span> <span word="rivals">rivals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="focusing">focusing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="character">character</span> <span word="flaws">flaws</span>, <span word="true">true</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="false">false</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="damaging">damaging</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="reputation">reputation</span>.</p><p><span word="Assassination">Assassination</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="assassin">assassin</span>, <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="murders">murders</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="person">person</span>, <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="motives">motives</span>.</p><p><span word="Character">Character</span> <span word="assassination">assassination</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="murder">murder</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="murder">murder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="character">character</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="name">name</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> (<span word="destroy">destroy</span>) <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="reputation">reputation</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="integrity">integrity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="office">office</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="note">note</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="assassin">assassin</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="covert">covert</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="none">none</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="broad">broad</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="sinister">sinister</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="motive">motive</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="resorting">resorting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assassination">assassination</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="methods">methods</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accomplish">accomplish</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="goals">goals</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="means">means</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="analogy">analogy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="extension">extension</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="conclude">conclude</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="character">character</span> <span word="assassination">assassination</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="unfair">unfair</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="sinister">sinister</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="motive">motive</span>.</p>
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