What is the point of arguing with Libtards?

[HB Localboy 121]

I have been on message boards since 2000 and NEVER once have I seen a LIBTARD be converted to a normal thinking person.

 

If it's impossible to make them see the light, then what is the purpose of wasting years of your life arguing with them on a message board?

 

I don't get it!   

 

I realized long ago that you can't change their mind so I keep my responses to them one sentence or less.  

[jbycho 580]

It's fun to watch their pain. 

[weepaws 3,152]

3 hours ago, HB Localboy said:

I have been on message boards since 2000 and NEVER once have I seen a LIBTARD be converted to a normal thinking person.

 

If it's impossible to make them see the light, then what is the purpose of wasting years of your life arguing with them on a message board?

 

I don't get it!   

 

I realized long ago that you can't change their mind so I keep my responses to them one sentence or less.  

One can’t change you from being a flag either.   Indeed 

[seafoam1 2,799]

4 minutes ago, weepaws said:

One can’t change you from being a flag either.   Indeed 

Serious question. Are you mentally retarded or are you simply a child?

[squistion 1,944]

What is the point of arguing with someone who calls you a libtard? 

[The Girlfriend 208]

Too change their minds.

You’re giving peefoam a run for his $$$.

[The Girlfriend 208]

Too annoy them.

 Now we know it wasn’t a one off.

[weepaws 3,152]

20 minutes ago, seafoam1 said:

Serious question. Are you mentally retarded or are you simply a child?

12 years now you have been dating a tranny, wow , no wonder why you’re always but sore.   Shame. 

You must go through a lot of Tylenol.   Indeed 

[jbycho 580]

14 minutes ago, The Girlfriend said:

Too annoy them.

 Now we know it wasn’t a one off.

Do, you are annoyed Rusty? 

[SaintsInDome2006 375]

4 hours ago, HB Localboy said:

I have been on message boards since 2000 and NEVER once have I seen a LIBTARD be converted to a normal thinking person.

I've been (sadly) probably at it since that long one way or the other and I have seen many a reasonable conversation going both ways. And fwiw even if you don't bend it is worth exchanging POV's, news and information. You can learn a lot even if you don't change your conclusions, even say in the most strident conversation.

[shorepatrol 1,870]

2 hours ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

 And fwiw even if you don't bend it is worth exchanging POV's, news and information. You can learn a lot even if you don't change your conclusions, even say in the most strident conversation.

This just isn't the case. If someone is locked in, you just like to argue on the internet and get "wins" to make yourself feel better. Oh, and you have no life if all you do is agrue on the internet and post links all day like half this focking site. 

[jonmx 2,424]

3 hours ago, squistion said:

What is the point of arguing with someone who calls you a libtard? 

None.  So go away

[squistion 1,944]

8 minutes ago, jonmx said:

None.  So go away

Fine jonny, how bout you say the exact same thing to the OP?

[SaintsInDome2006 375]

39 minutes ago, shorepatrol said:

This just isn't the case. If someone is locked in, you just like to argue on the internet and get "wins" to make yourself feel better. Oh, and you have no life if all you do is agrue on the internet and post links all day like half this focking site. 

Eh I'd agree that what one wants to get out of it affects everything. Just a couple notes:

- About link-offs (my site vs your site) - if one wants to learn about where the other is getting their information, it's great.

- Values: I've noticed that at some point a poster & the other poster (with a diametrically opposite POV) have an impasse and it's a question of values. That happens a lot. Agreeing on facts can be exhausting and time consuming but also if both posters agree on a given fact finally it may not really matter. Just leave it alone, no point on calling the person mean insults or the like after that (well unless it's really heinous, & I've seen that too, but very rarely).

[Tree of Knowledge 1,697]

I miss the thrill of nailing the class nerd in the head with a dodgeball in gym class. This is the closest I can get to reliving that rush.  

[SaintsInDome2006 375]

One of the worst things about internet culture is ~!Your Source Sucks!~ therefore shutting down conversation. One of the most amusing things to me about looking at Breitbart or Treehouse or pick your right wing news site is that inside the article they will just be linking to some left wing news source, like NYT or WaPo or the like. It's circular.

[squistion 1,944]

4 minutes ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

One of the worst things about internet culture is ~!Your Source Sucks!~ therefore shutting down conversation. One of the most amusing things to me about looking at Breitbart or Treehouse or pick your right wing news site is that inside the article they will just be linking to some left wing news source, like NYT or WaPo or the like. It's circular.

Except that NYT or WaPo don't link to Breitbart or Treehouse (whatever that is). 

[shorepatrol 1,870]

1 minute ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

Eh I'd agree that what one wants to get out of it affects everything. Just a couple notes:

- About link-offs (my site vs your site) - if one wants to learn about where the other is getting their information, it's great.

- Values: I've noticed that at some point you & the other poster (with a diametrically opposite POV) have an impasse and it's a question of values. That happens a lot. Agreeing on facts can be exhausting and time consuming but also if both posters agree on a given thing it may not really matter. Just leave it alone, no point on calling the person mean insults or the like after that (well unless it's really heinous, & I've seen that too, but very rarely).

Links just parrot your side. You say yours are valid, period. It's pissing in the wind. 

Bringing up values is always a joke. Shame and blame is always the route for one side and it only hardens the other.  

 

[SaintsInDome2006 375]

Just now, squistion said:

Except that NYT or WaPo don't link to Breitbart or Treehouse (whatever that is). 

Absolutely true.

[seafoam1 2,799]

Because it's fun to make fun of them for being idiots.

I don't take them seriously unless they start killing an stealing. 

Other than that, are complete pissboys. 

[SaintsInDome2006 375]

1 minute ago, shorepatrol said:

Links just parrot your side. You say yours are valid, period. It's pissing in the wind. 

Bringing up values is always a joke. Shame and blame is always the route for one side and it only hardens the other.  

On the links, I agree if the goal is to "convince".

Sadly I agree about shame`n'blame. But I still think it's interesting when people talk about their values, what they think is most important. It clarifies a lot. 

[seafoam1 2,799]

3 minutes ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

On the links, I agree if the goal is to "convince".

Sadly I agree about shame`n'blame. But I still think it's interesting when people talk about their values, what they think is most important. It clarifies a lot. 

WTF word salad is that? Ok Kamala....

[HB Localboy 121]

After reading all the comments I am more convinced than ever that it's a pointless endeavor to argue with Libtards.  It you still feel the need to argue with them try to limit your efforts to emojis or memes.  Same result, less wasted personal time. 

[seafoam1 2,799]

1 minute ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

I'll give you 2 examples. The trans/sex trafficking and January 6th debates. There is this whole question of how much is involved (link vs link etc), whether what is claimed to have happened did happen (link vs link). Ultimately if you argue about this for 4 hours, will Poster 1 & Poster 2 have some resolution? Likely not. Probably what matters to Poster 1 is that it is an extremely important issue, say even a top 5 national priority, while Poster 2 may agree ok the thing did or did not happen as claimed but no it's not something that should drive national policy in a lot of other areas.

 

You sound more like Kameltoe every minute. 

How focking drunk are you right now?  

[SaintsInDome2006 375]

Just now, seafoam1 said:

You sound more like Kameltoe every minute. 

How focking drunk are you right now?  

Ha, alright buddy. My mistake. Have a good one.

[seafoam1 2,799]

Just now, HB Localboy said:

After reading all the comments I am more convinced than ever that it's a pointless endeavor to argue with Libtards.  It you still feel the need to argue with them try to limit your efforts to emojis or memes.  Same result, less wasted personal time. 

No arguing with them. It's stupid. They are too stupid. 

Making fun of them? Awesome fun in your free time. 

[seafoam1 2,799]

4 minutes ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

Ha, alright buddy. My mistake. Have a good one.

I like drunk. You can too. It doesn't matter to me unless people get violent. Then I go for their throat before they finish their tough guy act. (That's in person real life though, not here online because that would be lame. I haven't lost yet).

[Voltaire 5,181]

It starts with "to change their minds." 

Your first time on the internet, you arrive with good intentions thinking, "This is all obvious and common sense. I can explain it so everyone will understand." 

Then after a short period of time, when you don't make any progress, you realize these people either hate or don't give a fock about the country, nor the people in it; They like sick and perverted things. Marxism makes sense, cops are racist, criminals are misunderstood, the founding fathers were self interested slave owners, skin color is an obsession, drag queens rubbing their crotch in children's face are normal, carving up children's' sex organs is fine but opposing it isn't, illegal immigration is beneficial, and its hilarious to make fun of kids with cancer

So then it devolves into 'to annoy them' and 'bored and waste time.'

 

[HB Localboy 121]

3 minutes ago, Voltaire said:

It starts with "to change their minds." 

Your first time on the internet, you arrive with good intentions thinking, "This is all obvious and common sense. I can explain it so everyone will understand." 

Then after a short period of time, when you don't make any progress, you realize these people either hate or don't give a fock about the country, nor the people in it; They like sick and perverted things. Marxism makes sense, cops are racist, criminals are misunderstood, the founding fathers were self interested slave owners, skin color is an obsession, drag queens rubbing their crotch in children's face are normal, carving up children's' sex organs is fine but opposing it isn't, illegal immigration is beneficial, and its hilarious to make fun of kids with cancer

So then it devolves into 'to annoy them' and 'bored and waste time.'

 

WOWSA!

$$$$$$$$$  

[Patented Phil 1,469]

6 minutes ago, Voltaire said:

It starts with "to change their minds." 

Your first time on the internet, you arrive with good intentions thinking, "This is all obvious and common sense. I can explain it so everyone will understand." 

Then after a short period of time, when you don't make any progress, you realize these people either hate or don't give a fock about the country, nor the people in it; They like sick and perverted things. Marxism makes sense, cops are racist, criminals are misunderstood, the founding fathers were self interested slave owners, skin color is an obsession, drag queens rubbing their crotch in children's face are normal, carving up children's' sex organs is fine but opposing it isn't, illegal immigration is beneficial, and its hilarious to make fun of kids with cancer

So then it devolves into 'to annoy them' and 'bored and waste time.'

 

Yeah this post is an all-timer.  Well done my man.

[SaintsInDome2006 375]

22 minutes ago, Voltaire said:

its hilarious to make fun of kids with cancer

This is a good example of what goes on:

- Donald celebrates a child who has overcome adversity in the face of cancer. Dems sit on their hands.

- Probably a load of government funded treatment and research went into helping that child fight.

- FBID Wray does the same thing, no one notices.

- Cancer research funding is cut at least once in January & likely again many times over in the god knows what Musk & his team are doing.

I don't want to debate any of these issues (please). Thing is we all support fighting cancer. That's a common value. Now is this something that we all feel should be top-5 on our priorities in who we vote for president? Above immigration? Above rooting out the Deep State? Above eliminating our debt? Above fighting trans right & DEI policies?

[seafoam1 2,799]

5 minutes ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

This is a good example of what goes on:

- Donald celebrates his win as presidential winner.

- Definitely a load of liberal whining at all times

- Cancer research funding is continuing as normal. 

And Biden pronounces Laken Riley's name wrong again. 

 

Sounds about right. 

[SaintsInDome2006 375]

1 minute ago, seafoam1 said:

Sounds about right. 

I have an idea. What yer poison?

[seafoam1 2,799]

6 minutes ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

I have an idea. What yer poison?

Beer for me. I'm sixty now. I lived a lifestyle of serious "work hard, play hard" for the last 20 years. Time to take a break completely from work and slow down on the play hard.  I'm retired last year at 59 but I still love the beers. Life is focking good man. 

[SaintsInDome2006 375]

1 minute ago, seafoam1 said:

Beer for me. I'm sixty now. I lived a lifestyle of serious "work hard, play hard" for the last 20 years. Time to take a break completely from work and slow down on the play hard.  I'm retired but I still love the beers. Life is focking good man. 

Beer for me too. High ABV & the more delicious the better if I can get it. Cheers.

[seafoam1 2,799]

7 minutes ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

I have an idea. What yer poison?

[seafoam1 2,799]

11 minutes ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

Beer for me too. High ABV & the more delicious the better if I can get it. Cheers.

Do a brewery visit. Upper Maine has a bunch or rather just on the upper east coast. Dogship or something like that. Shipdog!!

Western Michigan. You would love Founders especially if you like dark brews. Even in KC, Mo. there is a place that is eluding my thoughts. And that city's bbq is freaking awesome.  Arthur Bryants. My favorite is probably Jack Stacks on Holmes Rd. Underrated if they are still there. 

My girlfriend and I are not bar rats, but breweries are super fun. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Patented Phil 1,469]

20 minutes ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

This is a good example of what goes on:

- Donald celebrates a child who has overcome adversity in the face of cancer. Dems sit on their hands.

- Probably a load of government funded treatment and research went into helping that child fight.

- FBID Wray does the same thing, no one notices.

- Cancer research funding is cut at least once in January & likely again many times over in the god knows what Musk & his team are doing.

I don't want to debate any of these issues (please). Thing is we all support fighting cancer. That's a common value. Now is this something that we all feel should be top-5 on our priorities in who we vote for president? Above immigration? Above rooting out the Deep State? Above eliminating our debt? Above fighting trans right & DEI policies?

That’s a completely legitimate and proper debate to have.  The problem is that most Democrats can’t have reasonable debates today. They go right into hyper-emotional outbursts.  They forget that both Bill Clinton and Barack Obama also tried to limit the indirect costs associated with medical research.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/scientists-medical-breakthroughs-despite-trumps-cap-nih-research-funding

[Frozenbeernuts 2,112]

I was a libtard and then converted. It wasn't specifically because of this place, but it played a part. 

Arguing though, that never changes anyone's mind. People just dig in more. The caustic language we use toward each other really should stop.

[SaintsInDome2006 375]

11 hours ago, Patented Phil said:

That’s a completely legitimate and proper debate to have.  The problem is that most Democrats can’t have reasonable debates today. They go right into hyper-emotional outbursts.  They forget that both Bill Clinton and Barack Obama also tried to limit the indirect costs associated with medical research.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/scientists-medical-breakthroughs-despite-trumps-cap-nih-research-funding

If Trump had said, “I’ve capped administrative costs for grants by the NIH awarded to scientists for the facility housing their work” it would not have had the same effect - on social media, here, on cable news, etc - as holding a brave young child aloft on national TV. It’s not a serious discussion.