Talk:Fear, uncertainty, and doubt/Archive 1

This is in response to the section, "Other meanings".

As a Scottish colloquailism, what part of the female anatomy does fud exactly refer to? Vagina, clitoris, breasts, hip structure....something internal perhaps?

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Balmer = Racist The part about Balmer and his "racist" overtones is quite a bit much and stinks of anti-microsoft bias. Clearly the physical distance alone between China and the US could be all that is implied in his statement. --Jaypaulw 22:50, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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removed section

removed the following section:

It can also apply to political, or advertising campaigns.

See the Bush-Cheney presidential Campaign of 2004

They inserted fear about their opponent. Implying even that further terrorist attacks would take place if John Kerry were to be elected. They implied uncertainty about his positions. They even implied that Kerry was himself uncertain of his own positions, calling him a "flip-flopper."

They used this theme at the Republican convention of 2004 in New York, distributing actual flip-flops, where people would chant "flip-flop flip-flop". Lastly they instilled doubt in the American people about John Kerry's capacity as Commander-in-Chief.

The US presidential election of 2004 would go down as one of the most negative campaigns in US history. The incumbent never even had to defend his record, one of the worst of any US president. Using FUD, they turned the campaing into a refurendum about their opponent's character.

I think the reasons for removal should be obvious.

I agree that what was written above was not NPOV, but I do feel that it is clearly noteworthy that the term FUD is applied to politics and that John Kerry supporters made such accusations against the Bush campaign. I re-wrote the section - much shorter now, and much more NPOV. --Blackcats 21:50, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)

The Scottish vernacular use of the word fud, refers specifically to the vagina. It is, however, used more commonly as a derogatory term to describe an unpopular male. See: The Scottish Vernacular Dictionary at http://www.firstfoot.com or The Panzer-Patter Translator Chart at http://pish.2cuk.co.uk/whats_new.html

thanks to the authors

Sure do appreciate your work on this.

APPLE?

If microsoft's "Get the facts"-campaigns will count as FUD, ought to not also Apple's' "Swicher"-campaigns count as FUD? Both have same purpose!