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5. That is not only a good observation, but dangerous ground to tread upon..

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I had a discussion with someone today [View all] malaise Jan 2021 OP

I bet the guy can't differentiate between what conservativism and liberalism is. TheBlackAdder Jan 2021 #1

It was scary malaise Jan 2021 #4

Never Give An Inch DanieRains Jan 2021 #2

He told me nothing I said woul change his views malaise Jan 2021 #6

That's a radical conservative mindset you encountered. They won't change their views, instead Karadeniz Jan 2021 #9

We shouldn't allow them to change agreed concepts malaise Jan 2021 #33

I Like To Ask The Questions The Can't Answer DanieRains Jan 2021 #117

It's sad malaise Jan 2021 #123

A "friend" of mine said the same thing ... aggiesal Jan 2021 #62

If their actions are racist, who cares what is in their heart. SharonAnn Jan 2021 #58

That is the final and only point. plimsoll Jan 2021 #133

It's All Just Point/Counterpoint With Them, Regardless Of Observable Reality smb Jan 2021 #114

Ivy League educations aren't worth what they cost. iemitsu Jan 2021 #3

It's more a matter of you get out of it what you put in. unblock Jan 2021 #30

Prestigious universities The Wizard Jan 2021 #48

I grew up in public schools. soldierant Jan 2021 #52

Interesting way of looking at it unblock Jan 2021 #72

The students I saw working the hardest were the Vietnam vets. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jan 2021 #115

Fabulous post malaise Jan 2021 #83

Wow - that is praise from Sir Hubert soldierant Jan 2021 #111

What you say is correct. iemitsu Jan 2021 #64

That is certainly true, but it takes more effort at a big state university. unblock Jan 2021 #73

Again, what you say is true but it is still up to iemitsu Jan 2021 #74

Agreed. You can lead a horse to water... unblock Jan 2021 #75

The best art teacher I had was at San Francisco State Beringia Jan 2021 #92

And the worst teacher I've ever had was my art teacher at Princeton unblock Jan 2021 #98

This is off topic, but I was listening to the Richard Diebenkorn interview Beringia Jan 2021 #99

That is not only a good observation, but dangerous ground to tread upon.. Newest Reality Jan 2021 #5

Happy New Year malaise Jan 2021 #13

Oh, sorry... Newest Reality Jan 2021 #19

It's called gaslighting. smirkymonkey Jan 2021 #7

No I don't think he was effing with my mind malaise Jan 2021 #10

Right Cosmocat Jan 2021 #59

Sure looked that way to me malaise Jan 2021 #77

Intelligence and morality don't always come in the same package. By the way, we may not know Karadeniz Jan 2021 #8

I don't care what's in Killa Kon's heart malaise Jan 2021 #11

Exactly!!! Karadeniz Jan 2021 #15

Think what should be his ❤️, is a sack of bile. LakeArenal Jan 2021 #27

This is a dilemma caused by perspective. Baitball Blogger Jan 2021 #12

Can't disagree with you re words like Anglo but I thought we all had malaise Jan 2021 #20

Happy New Years to you, malaise. Baitball Blogger Jan 2021 #22

It is the human condition ismnotwasm Jan 2021 #14

This is profound malaise Jan 2021 #21

Of course they want to redefine words to suit their purposes SheltieLover Jan 2021 #16

Same to you SheltieLover malaise Jan 2021 #25

Right! SheltieLover Jan 2021 #35

That whole "what's in his heart" is bullshit. Diversionary bullshit. What matters is what people DO. RockRaven Jan 2021 #17

Precisely malaise Jan 2021 #23

Happy New Year to you as well! RockRaven Jan 2021 #28

+100 nt reACTIONary Jan 2021 #61

Intent is overemphasized in America. This is probably due to puritanical heritage unblock Jan 2021 #36

It is total bullshit. you are so right. JDC Jan 2021 #47

The ontological war is a key component of the so-called cultural war unblock Jan 2021 #18

THIS malaise Jan 2021 #24

And that's why nothing you say can change their minds unblock Jan 2021 #46

Here is Hitler with love in his heart for his Dogs. Eko Jan 2021 #26

I rarely engage in this sort of BS malaise Jan 2021 #29

Madness it is. Eko Jan 2021 #31

Debriefing from the cult is needed SheltieLover Jan 2021 #40

I don't know what to think anymore... stillcool Jan 2021 #32

Plato's cave comes to mind. niyad Jan 2021 #37

Their own view of reality is correct - malaise Jan 2021 #39

Ivy League education? Was he a legacy admission, like bush the lesser? niyad Jan 2021 #34

No malaise Jan 2021 #41

Post removed Post removed Jan 2021 #38

Good point - I had an argument with a sibling malaise Jan 2021 #43

Their amygdala hasn't evolved to the level of critical thinking; IMHO - Rush and Fox took 42bambi Jan 2021 #42

Their BS-meter Has Been Short Circuited modrepub Jan 2021 #44

Don't bother arguing with people like this - NotANeocon Jan 2021 #45

Cultists... paleotn Jan 2021 #49

They don't have the courage to admit Joinfortmill Jan 2021 #50

i have found reasoning with the educated is very similar to to reasoning with the uneducated Demonaut Jan 2021 #51

Like Bill Maher said, "There are two things Republicans can't stand, Hoyt Jan 2021 #53

OMG laughed for 5 minutes. Truth hurts BigBearJohn Jan 2021 #66

Nailed it malaise Jan 2021 #78

The problem is that they probably are racists and don't want you to notice it. Renew Deal Jan 2021 #54

That's what cults do relayerbob Jan 2021 #55

The person may have an Ivy league in education, but the cultist iluvtennis Jan 2021 #56

The absence of critical thinking is a major problem but they could start with the meaning of malaise Jan 2021 #79

+ agree. iluvtennis Jan 2021 #101

You had the wrong conversation. BasicallyComplicated Jan 2021 #57

Perfect malaise Jan 2021 #81

AFAIC, the "educated" cultists are by far the worst ones to try and reason with and mtnsnake Jan 2021 #60

You don't know what's in his heart? TexasBushwhacker Jan 2021 #63

An educated idiot is still an idiot BigBearJohn Jan 2021 #65

Indeed malaise Jan 2021 #80

Same to you my friend, and many more!! BigBearJohn Jan 2021 #95

They live in a fact-free world dlk Jan 2021 #67

Racism is pretty insidious. I was raised white suburban in the sixties and seventies. PatrickforO Jan 2021 #68

I get what you're saying but unless I know that your parents prevented others malaise Jan 2021 #82

I never thought of it that way. Thanks. PatrickforO Jan 2021 #96

some people like to identify as an underdog. That way, anything they do is justified. demigoddess Jan 2021 #69

They don't care about words ... or anyone or anything but themselves. nt live love laugh Jan 2021 #70

Republicanese DFW Jan 2021 #71

Education, for many, is a painful experience. Mopar151 Jan 2021 #76

"A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still." patricia92243 Jan 2021 #84

I like that malaise Jan 2021 #124

Ivy League "educated": moondust Jan 2021 #85

That asshole in the first pic didn't even sit his own SATs malaise Jan 2021 #86

Kinda disturbing. moondust Jan 2021 #89

LOL DENVERPOPS Jan 2021 #112

When the head of the class moondust Jan 2021 #121

Intent ("what is in his heart") is irrelevant KitSileya Jan 2021 #87

Great post malaise Jan 2021 #90

Happy New Year to you too, malaise KitSileya Jan 2021 #113

One of the biggest casualties of the trump years has been truth. panader0 Jan 2021 #88

It started with Spicer and the inauguration crowd size malaise Jan 2021 #91

I think I would be hard pressed to find any example of a person Beringia Jan 2021 #93

I don't waste my time arguing with them. Roisin Ni Fiachra Jan 2021 #94

Control the language, control the dialogue, control the people... Wounded Bear Jan 2021 #97

They have gotten away with redefining words for quite some time. murielm99 Jan 2021 #100

Well Democrats have allowed them to rename the party malaise Jan 2021 #103

So True Roy Rolling Jan 2021 #102

Orwell "animal farm" and "1984" both deal with this aspect of totalarianism MadLinguist Jan 2021 #104

Precisely. Kid Berwyn Jan 2021 #110

they have never cared for facts . AllaN01Bear Jan 2021 #105

Like "socialist" treestar Jan 2021 #106

He and his ilk live in Wonderland, where Humpty Dumpty said to Alice, "The words mean ancianita Jan 2021 #107

Good job curthayden Jan 2021 #108

Did you ask him what the functional difference is between Maru Kitteh Jan 2021 #109

No there was no such discussion malaise Jan 2021 #127

Happy New Year, dear Malaise. Who knew we Maru Kitteh Jan 2021 #135

This person is likely racist sdfernando Jan 2021 #116

I didn't see Republicans becoming philosophical social constructionists either. aikoaiko Jan 2021 #118

We must cultivate a more truthful -- and useful -- understanding. pat_k Jan 2021 #119

It's like they don't want to be honest, so you get feeble excuses. 58Sunliner Jan 2021 #120

Orwell predicted this. milestogo Jan 2021 #122

You really can't ever call someone a "racist" without losing ground. gulliver Jan 2021 #125

"Alternative Facts" built to support their white entitlement. White groups (wink) are patriotic. Evolve Dammit Jan 2021 #126

But WTF does patriotism mean when your cult leader is responsible for the deaths of malaise Jan 2021 #128

Many are too blind or brainwashed to know the distinction. Cult 45 is just that. Willing. Evolve Dammit Jan 2021 #137

It's the natural tendency of humans, but especially low info/not very intellctually gifted people Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2021 #129

Just like educated people can lack common sense, the same applies to education and racism. appleannie1 Jan 2021 #130

Having an ivy Rebl2 Jan 2021 #131

They have been about redefining words from way back! jimlup Jan 2021 #132

Nope. That's How Conservatives Roll. DAngelo136 Jan 2021 #134

Beware the sub-humans out there! Aussie105 Jan 2021 #136