Another popular MAGAT technique is to use Whataboutism but I will admit we can get away with things they can’t. There isn’t anything nefarious about it though. It is just that we are liberal elites and they are brain dead MAGAT trash.
I’ve had great discussions with people who believe differently than I do on guns, abortion, the economy and the role of government. What you should never do is get into a discussion with a MAGAT.
You can’t drop enough IQ points to have a “dialogue” with someone stupid, lazy and-or biased enough to think an easy to spot liar, grifter, coward, fraud and corrupt, unfit, incompetent Russian dupe is a real person with “beliefs”, “policies” or an “agenda” other than to get himself money and attention. His worldview doesn’t extend past his mirror.
MAGATs are also looking for someone to validate their pathetic existence and you shouldn’t do it. The Grifter in Chief is contemptible and they are beneath contempt. They don’t deserve the dignity of an acknowledgement.
While comics and even the Reality Show Con Artist himself laugh at them, I find no humor, only horror. As Diedrich Bonhoeffer lays out in his Theory of Stupidity, they are dangerous to our health, society and world.
I learned this in college English 101. A straw man argument is a logical fallacy where one misrepresents an opponent’s argument to make it easier to attack, typically by oversimplifying, exaggerating, or distorting it, and then refuting this weaker version rather than engaging with the actual argument presented.
The GOPs current “straw man” is immigration. They have rejected a long-sought, well thought out immigration plan because Trump. They want to campaign “against” immigration policy and did not want someone else to solve the problem.
rmremail about 2 months ago
Yup, that’s why you always bring your dumb friend along when you want to impress people.
Just make sure you have spares, because while he may remain dumb, he won’t be your friend afterwards.
keenanthelibrarian about 2 months ago
Looks more like he’s emulating a punching bag ..
Ratkin about 2 months ago
The proverbial straw man, a rhetorical tool.
davidob about 2 months ago
I hope it isn’t the last straw.
sirbadger about 2 months ago
A straw man is so easy to argue against that it makes you feel like a genius.
HidariMak about 2 months ago
Too much straw manning, not enough steel manning.
Bilan about 2 months ago
But the wingman doesn’t have a wing or leg to stand on.
Superfrog about 2 months ago
Really. He told me that you were his wingman.
PraiseofFolly about 2 months ago
“… and the straw boss said, ‘Well bless my soul!’”
Alabama Al about 2 months ago
Strawman — the faithful ally of Republicans, who utilize him to distort or deflect any issue.
MY DOG IS MY CO PILOT about 2 months ago
The original Strawman.
Doug K about 2 months ago
He could be more useful … if he only had a brain.
dot-the-I about 2 months ago
As in this venue, when employed in argument, it is always out of its field — just as its employer is.
Slowly, he turned... about 2 months ago
Everyone needs a straw man in these discussions…
The Orange Mailman about 2 months ago
Mervyn?
Hollymartins2 about 2 months ago
Another popular MAGAT technique is to use Whataboutism but I will admit we can get away with things they can’t. There isn’t anything nefarious about it though. It is just that we are liberal elites and they are brain dead MAGAT trash.
[Traveler] Premium Member about 2 months ago
And as a last straw, it makes a pretty good club
Mediatech about 2 months ago
Still has more brains than the candidates.
boydjb47 about 2 months ago
Not enough time to list the instances today but as I recall President Obama was the king of “Strawman” usage.
Hollymartins2 about 2 months ago
I’ve had great discussions with people who believe differently than I do on guns, abortion, the economy and the role of government. What you should never do is get into a discussion with a MAGAT.
You can’t drop enough IQ points to have a “dialogue” with someone stupid, lazy and-or biased enough to think an easy to spot liar, grifter, coward, fraud and corrupt, unfit, incompetent Russian dupe is a real person with “beliefs”, “policies” or an “agenda” other than to get himself money and attention. His worldview doesn’t extend past his mirror.
MAGATs are also looking for someone to validate their pathetic existence and you shouldn’t do it. The Grifter in Chief is contemptible and they are beneath contempt. They don’t deserve the dignity of an acknowledgement.
While comics and even the Reality Show Con Artist himself laugh at them, I find no humor, only horror. As Diedrich Bonhoeffer lays out in his Theory of Stupidity, they are dangerous to our health, society and world.
Count Olaf Premium Member about 2 months ago
I call him Donald Climate Change.
sandpiper about 2 months ago
His IQ is the equal of lots of pols.
calliarcale about 2 months ago
Gotta have your strawman argument ready. :-D
Crandlemire about 2 months ago
I learned this in college English 101. A straw man argument is a logical fallacy where one misrepresents an opponent’s argument to make it easier to attack, typically by oversimplifying, exaggerating, or distorting it, and then refuting this weaker version rather than engaging with the actual argument presented.
Impact55 about 2 months ago
Could be hazardous if he gets “Fired”.
jconnors3954 about 2 months ago
What happens in a fiery debate?
monya_43 about 2 months ago
Everyone can use some emotional support. Besides that, he doesn’t drink much.
mindjob about 2 months ago
If a fight breaks out, you’re going to want someone the size of an NFL linebacker, not some pip-squeak
pripley about 2 months ago
If he only had a brain…
mistercatworks about 2 months ago
The GOPs current “straw man” is immigration. They have rejected a long-sought, well thought out immigration plan because Trump. They want to campaign “against” immigration policy and did not want someone else to solve the problem.
Flatworm about 2 months ago
So, you’re arguing from the side of today’s Republican right-wing, where it is normal not to have a brain.
Jml58 about 2 months ago
So, where is the sock puppet?
dot-the-I about 2 months ago
Izzat a loosend Lester Holt behind that martini?
PaintTheDust about 2 months ago
If he only had a brain…!
The Gun Doctor about 2 months ago
“Some people say that I use the strawman argument”