I think this is just because it's what we "remember" from our own lives and those of our parents. There's a long history of personal attacks in
Posted by
Roger More (aka rogermore)
Nov 10 '16, 10:34
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politics.
Look at the criticisms of FDR during his term - that he was becoming a dictator, that his policies were fascist and/or communist, that he was syphilitic.
Go all the way back to Adams, Madison, Jefferson, etc and the arguments between the federalists and the anti-federalists.
And this isn't just a US thing - it's a politics thing and part of human nature.
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