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In reply to the discussion: My Encounter With A Right Wingnut [View all]WiffenPoof
(2,404 posts)3. Yes, You Are Right
...I'm in California. But in a pretty conservative area. This was my first real "encounter" with such venom and hate. Like I said, it really disturbed me. I'm still thinking about it three days later.
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On Edit: I wanted to go into the whole economy and the fact that 67% of Americans still believe that it was Bush's fault. I wanted to explain how it was while Bush was in office where there was a lack of regulations on financial institutions that ultimately caused the economic situation we were in... She just wouldn't let me talk at all. If someone were to referee the debate, they would have easily said that I lost. Her tactic of screaming and not letting anyone respond worked very well.
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With a big smile on my face I look them in the eye and say very nicely: "You are adorable."
TeamPooka
Sep 2012
#15
Forgive them. They know not what they do. But: Let them spew & feed it back to them word for word.
Bernardo de La Paz
Sep 2012
#26
I always carry my little iPod with me when I am going to be in a waiting room....
Tikki
Sep 2012
#27
These people always think they can get away with spewing their RW filth in public
Raine
Sep 2012
#33
I had a conversation with one last night said Obama is a Muslim and a Communist.
RiffRandell
Sep 2012
#37
I think that over the years - in order to sustain the emotional high of right-wing ideology they
Douglas Carpenter
Sep 2012
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