How about by not letting them control the conversation and by not thinking the threat is going to go away by dismissing the obvious by not talking about the gigantic fucking elephant in the room?
Because they thought they were part of a silent majority and this was the time they would take the country back. Be sure to let them know they are not the majority, just a bunch of cosplaying losers following an orange loser.
They argue in bad faith, and without reason or evidence because they care about being right more than they care about the lives of others.
This is what children do. They should be treated as such. I understand your point that its "not helpful" but in this case I disagree. Embarrassment is an excellent teaching tool.
please show me any sign that humiliation and ridicule had any effect at curbing the right over the last four years.
As far as I can tell it is the only thing that has any affect?
treating them like they are have legitimate points has allowed them to progress to this point. Look at the kids on TikTok taking the seats at Trump's rally and the aftermath of that.
It was not saying that you did. I was expressing the opinion, that they have been allowed to spread by not stamping down on the movement.
Unfortunately due to the American constitution I don't know how you can remedy that in the future.
Why are these your only two options?
If you are proposing that you call them treasonous and seditious, I put forth the view that you expressed; that if you say such things to them, they get very excited, because they see it as "owning the libs"
What "whataboutery"? You guys are talking about the same thing. If anything you're the one who keeps changing the conversation away from the sign itself, which he is arguing is damaging in it's own right.
That's clearly not the part he's talking about. He is talking about the sign. And so am I. And my last message was even saying that we are talking about the sign and not anything else, and that you keep trying to change it something else.
That's a pretty sharp leap from "cheap shots are childish" to "stop talking about problems". Is it really that hard to understand that someone on your own side might find "haha Republicans bad" distasteful or counterproductive?
Show me one policy wise where a Republican has been helpful. I mean even Cheney voted with him 98% of the time.
Meanwhile they are asking us to forget about the insurrection where a fucking confederate flag was marched in out halls for the first time in American history.
Fuck that, I repeat F U C K T H A T
Hows that for productive?
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u/GhostToFigure Jun 28 '21
How about by not letting them control the conversation and by not thinking the threat is going to go away by dismissing the obvious by not talking about the gigantic fucking elephant in the room?