regarding discussions with trump supporters

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

I have sometimes suggested to some folks to avoid arguing or even discussing politics with ardent trump supporters. Today a large light went on for me in the form of a quote from a movie which the character purported to be an old saying but one I can't seem to find anywhere. (Disclaimer: my search lasted for about 5 minutes before a headache started.)

The quote:

"Logic will fail to talk someone out of something, logic did not talk them into."

This is one of the best explanations addressing why arguing trump supporters is a waste 99.99% of the time. In my opinion, the hardened core of his support is among folks who support him due to belief rather than reason.

[SoonerPride]

1. I tell them I feel sorry for them. That they are being used and are just a mark.

And leave it at that

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

3. Angry people aren't known for logic and clear thinking.

Their only hope is to wake up and stop hating. I don't want to be an excuse for them to hate a little bit more.

[Tommymac]

5. With the death toll approaching 100,000 I feel no pity for them whatsoever.

They are accomplices to murder with blood on their hands.

[world wide wally]

2. Logic is a non-issue with Trump supporters.

Like a foreign language to them

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

4. It seems to be foreign for them...

...at least about their political beliefs and their support for trump.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. It is old, but the key word in the quote is "reason", not logic. Jonathan Swift

Reasoning will never make a man correct an ill opinion, which by reasoning he never acquired...
Letter to a Young Clergyman (January 9, 1720), on proving Christianity to unbelievers

-- https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jonathan_Swift

Usually paraphrased into modern wording:

[Baclava]

7. You cant argue logic with Hitler youth lining up for a pat on the head from der fuhrer, they in love

[Nitram]

8. Good observation.

A note from the Grammar Police: that comma is unnecessary and confusing.

[SharonAnn]

9. I recall it as "Reason" instead of "logic". Reason will not ....