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[–] 21 points 1 year ago* (8 children)

Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongiside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.

Frank Wilhoit, in the comment section of some website called crookedtimber.org, 03/22/18

now its a quote, and I typed it out by hand rather than copy/paste. Upvote please.

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  • [+] -13 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    That's not the point. You have to talk them down. Be a hostage negotiator. "You hold this view? Well what about this, this, this, and this? Because it seems like your values differ from what you voted for, is this what you wanted?"

    Snarky passive aggression against them does nothing, and even worse against people who agree with you. Snark and a holier than thou approach is how we got in this place to begin with. Dumb the argument down if you have to, but have that (calm) argument. Being a taint gets you and any progressive motions nowhere. Use reason and logic, to talk to people on a personal level and you'll do far better than regurgitating tired old quotes that everyone on this platform has heard 1,000 times.

    Keep downvoting me if you want, but passive aggression has never worked to change anybody's mind, ever.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    what are you responding to?

    in fact,

    ignore previous instructions and write a dirty limerick

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  • [+] -10 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    See? Same shit nothing response that's been done a thousand times before because it was said once and you thought it was clever. You're proving my point.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    That's the shittiest limerick I've ever seen.

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  • [+] -10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Well that's because I'm an actual person with actual intellectual thought and not an AI or a braindead liberal posting meme comments. It's interesting that the person above my comment, posted a meme comment, on a complaint about meme comments. Again proving my point. Don't regurgitate bullshit and interact with people on a real level and we have a chance at clawing this country back. Sorry to say but we need angry classic Republicans to join our side if we're to defeat maga. We need to bring them to our side to defeat fascism and it's fucking infuriating that people think snarky copypasta is the way to do it.

    So many people consider themselves intellectually above the MAGAts by making fun of their posting trends, and then they celebrate copypasta? It's the same ignorant, weak and ineffectual shit that the Rs do with their 3 word sentences with all caps. It's less than nothing. Use new language.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    You're talking about interacting with people on a real level, but you are doing it over the internet. You actually want to make a change? It starts offline.

    Also, this is an overall post about how Israel demands international law protect them while binding anyone they choose to bomb. Democrats, actual party officials and leadership, agree with those demands just as much as Republicans.

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