It means that the activities that they do are just to bring the other person down (usually during campaigning)
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The ignorance of the slaves was considered necessary to the security of the slaveholders. Not only did owners fear the spread of specifically abolitionist materials, they did not want slaves to question their authority; thus, |reading and reflection were to be prevented at any cost.
The National Government got money by hyping up a crowd
He rejected the suggestion of dividing Germany into several smaller states and arresting and executing anyone accused of guerrilla crimes, without the right to a trial.