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saras

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37. Can he read? Is there something he likes to read? Can you converse with him?

Thu Feb 23, 2012, 10:25 PM

Feb 2012

In an ideal world...

sit down with him and read something you both like, and talk about it.
sit down with him and read some news that affects him personally (NOT politics). Talk about how he figures it out.
sit down with him, some writing he respects, and this screed, and see if he can explain it. Don't criticize the writing, he'll see that for himself, just treat it like it's absolutely straight intellectual argument, but sloppily written. Can he analyze it? Can he back it up?

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Holy crap people are SO nuts. Do people really believe the shit they spew? Look at a reply I got [View all] demtenjeep Feb 2012 OP

My take on this gratuitous Feb 2012 #1

What gratuitous said. villager Feb 2012 #5

Really, time to curl the herd... WCGreen Feb 2012 #29

More the time to cull them Warpy Feb 2012 #35

You have friends like that? I avoid people like that as much as possible. nt Lisa0825 Feb 2012 #2

well, I can unfriend him but I can't change the fact that he is my nephew demtenjeep Feb 2012 #4

LOL--I feel your pain! emsimon33 Feb 2012 #11

the fact that he is your nephew does not change the fact that he is batshit insane. niyad Feb 2012 #12

You can choose your friends cyglet Feb 2012 #17

Tell the nephew that he's considered black sheep New Yawker Feb 2012 #36

Can he read? Is there something he likes to read? Can you converse with him? saras Feb 2012 #37

very nice. Someone was not paying attention NAO Feb 2012 #3

didn't pay any attention to spelling, either. niyad Feb 2012 #14

where do they get this shit? barbtries Feb 2012 #6

They get this shit from others like them Jack Sprat Feb 2012 #20

At least he said it all in one sentence. Kingofalldems Feb 2012 #7

+ :) tiny elvis Feb 2012 #39

You seem to be presuming there is some kind of thought process involved arcane1 Feb 2012 #8

some people won't believe facts. how sad. spanone Feb 2012 #9

Your "friend" needs to find their Caps Lock key. Terra Alta Feb 2012 #10

Some people are sincere. Others are not. Your friend is playing mind games with you. AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2012 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Feb 2012 #21

I deleted that post because I dont want to belittle the intelligence of OP's relative Warren DeMontague Feb 2012 #23

A lack of intelligence can be one conclusion. A sense of humor can be another. AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2012 #24

Either he's a progressive doing a spot-on impression of a right-wing moran Warren DeMontague Feb 2012 #40

Far be it from me to criticize your choice of friends Ebadlun Feb 2012 #15

You should have your nephew send Angry Dragon Feb 2012 #16

I always reply safeinOhio Feb 2012 #18

HES SUCH A HIPPOCRITE malaise Feb 2012 #19

I just deleted his shit demtenjeep Feb 2012 #22

Good rule of thumb: don't trust anyone who doesn't type in complete, coherent sentences. Initech Feb 2012 #25

It's getting worse.... Bigmack Feb 2012 #26

They said all those things in 2008. Mariana Feb 2012 #41

Facebook must be having "Psycho Night" or something. renie408 Feb 2012 #27

He is 34. demtenjeep Feb 2012 #31

They hate Obama for fictitious reasons. JNathanK Feb 2012 #28

You should ask him where he learned that Obama is a muslim. originalpckelly Feb 2012 #30

haha demtenjeep Feb 2012 #32

Wow, backwards land Canuckistanian Feb 2012 #33

haha demtenjeep Feb 2012 #34

He may be a friend ... GeorgeGist Feb 2012 #38

I give up arguing with him or his dad. They are ignorant and do not listen. his dad's reply demtenjeep Feb 2012 #42