Political Discussions for "Adults"

The Batlord · 07-13-2017, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

Very few posts are worthy of debate here it's mostly entry level nonsense worthy of ridicule

I have carried debates on in PMs with those I find I'm able to at least take seriously

Until you carry on one worthwhile debate in-forum then I'm going to be dubious. I understand that political debate online is tedious, but you can't expect to be taken seriously when all your posts are lazy one-liners. How do you think I'm where I am?

DwnWthVwls · 07-13-2017, 01:56 PM

My god you're entertaining.. I truly appreciate what an arrogant douche you are, even if it's obnoxious. I wanna bring you out to bars and get you wasted, then watch you argue with all the people you look down on.. You're like the Dr. House of political science except you're wrong a lot. Also, his fake degree means more than your sub3-4k polisci courses.

The Batlord · 07-13-2017, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

My god you're entertaining.. I truly appreciate what an arrogant douche you are, even if it's obnoxious. I wanna bring you out to bars and get you wasted, then watch you argue with all the people you look down on.. You're like the Dr. House of political science except you're wrong a lot.

Oh thank you.

DwnWthVwls · 07-13-2017, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Oh thank you.

*psst*

this is the new spill your guts, don't tell the mods.

Chula Vista · 07-13-2017, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

but you'd rather bury your head in the sand

Just like you bury your head in the sand with people who are set in their ways. It goes both ways. You want me to opine on how Trump is a good president? On how he's handled the office? On how the current GOP wants to run the country? I've seen enough to form a firm opinion. What would you like to see me do?

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

Oh thank you great contributor!

You do see what you did, right?

The Batlord · 07-13-2017, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

Zzz

Exactly. Sleeping. Don't sleep when debating.

DwnWthVwls · 07-13-2017, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista

Just like you bury your head in the sand with people who are set in their ways. It goes both ways. You want me to opine on how Trump is a good president? On how he's handled the office? On how the current GOP wants to run the country? I've seen enough to form a firm opinion. What would you like to see me do?

You do see what you did, right?

You can't bury your head in the sand against people who are set in their ways. That would mean I was not open to hearing you out, which I am, as I've shown through my attempts to have discussions with you.

What I'd like for you to do is take off your blinders and approach every new Trump subject with an ounce of objectivity. As I said in the Trump thread, you are so committed to hating Trump I find it hard to believe you would ever give him credit even if he did something that aligned with your views, and that's a problem. I'm not asking you to change any of your opinions or political party.

The Batlord · 07-13-2017, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

It's like reducing yourself to debating a creationist

Then why do you even try?

DwnWthVwls · 07-13-2017, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

It's like reducing yourself to debating a creationist

Not sure why this is a bad thing. It may get old, but sometimes you get through to people, and when you ask hard questions even if they won't admit it sometimes that **** sticks in the back of their mind and they began to internally question their beliefs, which imo is a win.

The Batlord · 07-13-2017, 02:12 PM

All I'm asking is that you put in a little more effort into the posts where you actually have some skin in the debate. When people are continually trying to debate you and you consistently come with one/two-sentence posts that amount to nothing more than simply restating your opinion it makes us not want to deal with you.