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

Reply to WhaTHellsgoingonhere (Original post)

Tue Mar 4, 2014, 04:52 PM

Mar 2014

Pol Pot, the mullahs, cocaine-running will take so long to understand because they think all that's a liburl conspiracy by schools and media; their well is poisoned, so they'll bounce back by saying that Clintoon "did" the OKC bombing to distract us from Mena and Vince Foster

so you'd have to get quotes by GOP Senators supporting Zia, Iran-Contra, Pol Pot, etc.

in fact it's the Eternal September: to have an argument today you need to be an expert in Roman history, theory of history, sociology, how both science and history work, the 13th and 16th-19th centuries, Liberation Theology, various political spectrums, Reagan's economic and media changes--because one paragraph built entirely out of clichés is literally going to have something wrong in each of those topics!

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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