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Reminds me of that green text where john stewart and john oliver programmed everyone to think in 15 second snippets that involve no reflection, just a comparison, often unjust or fraudulent, that ends in a kind of punchline that is supposed to mean everything to everyone. that ends the argument. they do not believe there is more to say.

I think this started with internet atheism, but the political use of this technique has been going on for about 9 years now, and i have never seen an argument go anywhere productive. they can win over smart children and that is unfortunate. they can invite 3rd world help to fortify their position. but i dont think they can explain their position in a way that they themselves can understand. it is always a misty poem about a thing "better than nature".

i hope we do what is good and necessary. i also hope hell is real. good morning dudes.

Reminds me of that green text where john stewart and john oliver programmed everyone to think in 15 second snippets that involve no reflection, just a comparison, often unjust or fraudulent, that ends in a kind of punchline that is supposed to mean everything to everyone. that ends the argument. they do not believe there is more to say. I think this started with internet atheism, but the political use of this technique has been going on for about 9 years now, and i have never seen an argument go anywhere productive. they can win over smart children and that is unfortunate. they can invite 3rd world help to fortify their position. but i dont think they can explain their position in a way that they themselves can understand. it is always a misty poem about a thing "better than nature". i hope we do what is good and necessary. i also hope hell is real. good morning dudes.

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i dont think they can explain their position in a way that they themselves can understand.

This, 100%

When I engage with the left these days I make zero attempt to 'win the argument.' My favorite tactic is to play dumb, pretend I know nothing about things like CRT or Intersectionality and then to as sincerely as possible say 'I don't think I understand. Can you explain it to me?" When they use terms like 'Implicit Bias' or 'Microagression' I say "I am not familiar with that term, can you explain it to me?"

I then sit back and watch them stumble through trying to explain these BS concepts with out sounding like a monster... Spoiler Alert: They can't. They can't because these terms are monstrous concepts disguising themselves as valid logic. These concepts only stand up to scrutiny if they are never scrutinized. I let them stumble through the mental gymnastics of these concepts for a while and either they give up because they realize how ridiculous they sound or they double down and are able to actually verbalize the logic to justify these concepts...

I then retort with something like "So you think I am a racists?... even worse you think I am a racists that lacks the introspection required to realize that I am a racist? So you are calling me a racists AND an idiot?... and all because of the color of my skin? I think you need to do some thinking." and I will end the conversation by walking away. Most people end up embarrassed and those that don't reveal themselves as your enemy.