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 28 days 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 28 days ago
Looks more like he’s emulating a punching bag ..
Ratkin 28 days ago
The proverbial straw man, a rhetorical tool.
davidob 28 days ago
I hope it isn’t the last straw.
sirbadger 28 days ago
A straw man is so easy to argue against that it makes you feel like a genius.
HidariMak 28 days ago
Too much straw manning, not enough steel manning.
Bilan 28 days ago
But the wingman doesn’t have a wing or leg to stand on.
Superfrog 28 days ago
Really. He told me that you were his wingman.
PraiseofFolly 28 days ago
“… and the straw boss said, ‘Well bless my soul!’”
Alabama Al 28 days ago
Strawman — the faithful ally of Republicans, who utilize him to distort or deflect any issue.
MY DOG IS MY CO PILOT 28 days ago
The original Strawman.
Doug K 28 days ago
He could be more useful … if he only had a brain.
dot-the-I 28 days ago
As in this venue, when employed in argument, it is always out of its field — just as its employer is.
Slowly, he turned... 28 days ago
Everyone needs a straw man in these discussions…
The Orange Mailman 28 days ago
Mervyn?
Hollymartins2 28 days 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 28 days ago
And as a last straw, it makes a pretty good club
Mediatech 28 days ago
Still has more brains than the candidates.
boydjb47 28 days ago
Not enough time to list the instances today but as I recall President Obama was the king of “Strawman” usage.
Hollymartins2 28 days 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 28 days ago
I call him Donald Climate Change.
sandpiper 28 days ago
His IQ is the equal of lots of pols.
calliarcale 28 days ago
Gotta have your strawman argument ready. :-D
phil 28 days 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 28 days ago
Could be hazardous if he gets “Fired”.
jconnors3954 28 days ago
What happens in a fiery debate?
monya_43 28 days ago
Everyone can use some emotional support. Besides that, he doesn’t drink much.
mindjob 28 days ago
If a fight breaks out, you’re going to want someone the size of an NFL linebacker, not some pip-squeak
pripley 28 days ago
If he only had a brain…
mistercatworks 28 days 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 28 days ago
So, you’re arguing from the side of today’s Republican right-wing, where it is normal not to have a brain.
Jml58 28 days ago
So, where is the sock puppet?
dot-the-I 27 days ago
Izzat a loosend Lester Holt behind that martini?
PaintTheDust 27 days ago
If he only had a brain…!
The Gun Doctor 24 days ago
“Some people say that I use the strawman argument”