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Warpy

(114,346 posts)
5. Never argue with a crazy person
Mon Nov 28, 2016, 06:36 PM
Nov 2016

That one rule has saved me untold grief in my life.

If they have a lucid moment, you can explain how it doesn't alter the result, it just calls into question why there were more votes than people in some counties and that crooked election workers can threaten both parties, don't they want to get rid of the crooks?

That lucid moment might never occur for many of them. That's when to invoke the rule.

The rule doesn't mean you can't contradict bigotry. You just issue a flat statement and say you're not going to argue with them and make your escape. Not arguing with crazy people is key.

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