Argumentum ad hominem is everywhere in politics. Sometimes people talk about politicians in terms of their personality instead of their policies.
In politics, in addition to this, you might be attacked by someone who is your friend’s enemy.
You tend to think that your enemy’s enemy is your friend and your enemy’s friend is your enemy. This mentality is not related to whether you are right or left, conservative or progressive.
What argument was included in the topic “Trump’s smear of Ghazala Khan”? Wasn’t it an argument about Trump’s temperament? You should be able to argue about it freely. Whether you have the same temperament as Trump’s is, of course, a different matter. In this respect, ColinJohnstone is right.
"A President must be disciplined, control emotions, and act only after reflection and careful deliberation," the letter said. "In our judgement, Mr. Trump has none of these critical qualities. He is unable or unwilling to separate truth from falsehood. He does not encourage conflicting views. He lacks self-control and acts impetuously." Republican foreign policy officials sign anti-Trump letter http://www.cbsnews.com/news/republican-foreign-policy-officials-sign-anti-trump-letter/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=27422525
Donald Trump showed surprising restraint as protesters disrupted his Detroit speech: Protesters interrupt Trump’s big Detroit economic speech. via @slate
Yes, it’s surprising restraint.