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MO_Moderate

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8. Nope, same exact thing

Reply to BillZBubb (Reply #6)

Tue Mar 4, 2014, 03:54 PM

Mar 2014

They first appeal to your rational side by trying to get you to accept their re-interpretation, and then when facts, SC rulings etc... prove them wrong, they leap to saying stupid crap like "you support murdering children," "you're a racist," "dumb redneck" and the always favorite, "NRA shill," all in a pathetic attempt to hijack your emotional side.

As in most cases, the irrational people are those who try to pass opinion off as fact.

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How to win EVERY argument with your Republican friend (I guarantee!) [View all] WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 OP

i just say youre a republican and therefore a liar. that usually shuts people up or changes the leftyohiolib Mar 2014 #1

they are incapable of argument Hayduke Bomgarte Mar 2014 #2

"reasoned thought and acceptance of demonstrable fact" WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 #3

Much like arguing with the anti 2nd Amendment crowd MO_Moderate Mar 2014 #4

Red Herring. BillZBubb Mar 2014 #6

Nope, same exact thing MO_Moderate Mar 2014 #8

LOL. BillZBubb Mar 2014 #15

ask them to mercuryblues Mar 2014 #5

LOL :) WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 #9

"You belong to the party that gave us Sarah Palin", works pretty well for me. 11 Bravo Mar 2014 #7

cause all repukes will respond to fact, logic, and reason.... (and science, and history, and_____) NightWatcher Mar 2014 #10

you have to shift their paradigm--like telling them about Reagan's support for the Taliban, Saddam, MisterP Mar 2014 #11

Thanks for that! WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 #13

as an aside, Reagan pronounced it "paradijjm" MisterP Mar 2014 #14

If it's NOT amicable, your Republican friend will say something like... GeorgeGist Mar 2014 #12

or Liberal Media!!!!!!! nt. BillZBubb Mar 2014 #16