Close encounter with some MAGAts

[Xipe Totec]

Me: So, gun control is a tough problem. But what's your solution?

MAGAT: The guns aren't the problem, it's guns in the hands of crazy people.

Me: so, you think that we should restrict guns in the hands of crazy people?

MAGAT: Yes.

Me: Well, we agree there. Liberals like me also believe there should be laws restricting access to guns for people with issues of mental stability. See? Liberals and Conservatives do agree on some things.

MAGAT: No, we don't agree. Look at all the corruption in elections. What about that?

Me: What about that? I thought we were talking about gun control.

MAGAT: So, you're avoiding the issue? Typical Liberal.

Me: No, I'm not avoiding it, I just think we can tackle one problem at a time. But go ahead, what issue do you have with corruption?

MAGAT: Well, see this case of election corruption where this Democrat (sic) Major cheated to get reelected and is now facing charges of corruption.

Me: Well, looks like he got caught. Hasn't been convicted. Trial will decide, but assuming he's guilty, I agree with you; corruption is wrong and should be punished. See? Liberals and Conservatives have common ground. Can we agree to that?

MAGAT: NO.

ME: Why not?

MAGAT: Look at all the illegals coming across the border.

Me: What does that have to do with corrupt politicians cheating on elections?

MAGAT: So, you're avoiding the issue? Typical Liberal.

Me: No, I'm not avoiding it, I just think we can tackle one problem at a time. But go ahead, what issue do you have with illegals?

MAGAT: They come across, commit crimes, we catch them, then release them because there's no more room in jails, so we kick them across the border and they just come back and commit more crimes.

Me: Okay, that's not something we should permit. We should do something about repeat offenders to keep them from commiting repeated crimes. Se? Liberals and Conservatives can agree on certain issues. You agree?

MAGAT: No.

And so it goes, on and on, and on.

The bottom line is this:

You are the enemy, there is no common ground. I reject you because you belong to the other side. There can be no common ground between us. If there is, there's something wrong.

THIS IS AN ACTUAL DISCUSSION AT A FAMILY GET TOGETHER.

I AM NOT MAKING THIS UP.

[RockRaven]

1. Hence the "troll the libs" or "pwn the libs" or "own the libs" or "trigger the libs" they chortle...

Most of these hateful MAGAts are clinging to their blind hate even more than they're clinging to their guns or religion...

[Xipe Totec]

2. It's tribalism of the lowest form. There's no compromise. No quarter. No common ground

It's existential.

[lunatica]

3. Well I agree with him. We have nothing in common.

See? We can agree on all kinds of things!

[Xipe Totec]

4. Point taken. nt

[Brother Buzz]

5. It makes no difference anyway Whatever it is, I'm against it

[No Vested Interest]

6. I sincerely hope you can avoid this person for a long time into the future.

Further discussion is not worth the time and bother.

[LittleGirl]

7. Good grief! sounds like my sister. eom

[pazzyanne]

9. Mine, too!

She kicked me out of her family because we don't "share" political views.

[LittleGirl]

12. I just can't see her side at all.

Nope.

[yaesu]

8. I never talk to maga's, you can always tell by their empty expression that they have

a fox news lobotomy which cannot be reversed.

[Duppers]

10. Great line. Stealing it.

"you can always tell by their empty expression that they have
a fox news lobotomy which cannot be reversed."

True.

[yaesu]

15. and its not covered under tRumpCare 😁 nt

[MFM008]

11. That's when you

Just say he's being impeached.
3rd in American history.
You cant do anything about it
Except howl at the moon
And how much you are enjoying his desperation
And flailing and sinking
like a fat mammoth in a gooey tar pit.

[GeorgeGist]

13. Sorry for you .

[Vinca]

14. Thanksgiving must be fun.

[live love laugh]

16. They're fucking crazy. Not kidding. There is no reasoning

with them.

The best approach to me is having your own responses broken down in easily digestible two or three word summaries. They cannot understand much else and you save time and precious breath.

#walkaway

[Pacifist Patriot]

17. You are definitely not making this up.

That is almost exactly (with different issues) the course of a conversation I had with a Trumpist yesterday.

[Steven Maurer]

18. They hate brown people and talk around it...

Guns? Useful to kill brown people.

Illegals? Meliana doesn't count. She's white.

Corrupt politicians? They sure don't care about their racist President.


This is why you will never find common ground. Their real problem is something they can't talk about openly.