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PMAGA 242 points ago +243 / -1

Some leftie commented on the environmental impact in front of me and upon politely informing him that the oil is still going to be transported in some way and all non-pipeline methods involve carbon emissions he replied "neat, I don't like talking about this kind of stuff." Kid literally brought up the topic, pretty sure he liked talking about it until he started getting dunked on by facts.

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nrjk1 146 points ago +146 / -0

They do that shit ALL. THE. TIME.

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IMMORTAN_TRUMP 91 points ago +91 / -0

Same shit happened when I dunked on some lefty chick who I know. Immediately said "I don't want to get into this with you" AKA "you clearly are more well read on the topic but my feelings are more important than your facts".

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PalmerEldritch 11 points ago +11 / -0

These are facts!

Know a leftie exactly like this. Loves to dominate conversations with their 'knowledge' and no one says a word. I will interject with real facts & data - they then overheat and storm off haha!

Realize most of these folks have big egos, love attention and the sound of their own voice.

Starve them of this and they have nothing left

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BoostPower 5 points ago +5 / -0

They are told to avoid facts&data. Which is really very Sun Tzu of them. Never engage the enemy(us) where they're strongest(facts&data).

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Lipscarf 1 point ago +1 / -0

100% every liberal I know is holier than thou with the biggest know it all attitudes I’ve ever met. I can be the same way, except I just present facts and statistics and say “this is the basis for my opinion”. Liberals don’t actually debate or consider ANYTHING you have to say. I was arguing with a guy I know on FB about censoring Trump and I asked him why it’s OK for the ayatollah of Iran to call for genocide on Twitter and FB, but Trump is banned. He said that it was because if they banned the ayatollah they would block FB/Twitter in Iran and then said “as someone who supposedly cares about sovereignty I think you’d care about that” and I lost my shit. Told him I don’t give a fuck about whether terrorist dictators ban FB in Iran, I care about the people that are suffering under these regimes. This argument was the pretext to deleting all my social media last week lol

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Rginap 2 points ago +2 / -0

Oh man that’s exactly what happened with me and my ex-best friend! What is up with lefties where they aren’t willing to have a thoughtful debate with people who don’t agree with them? How do they improve themselves if all they do is live in an echo chamber?

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Averon 2 points ago +2 / -0

You should say "Thank you for acknowledging my vast knowledge on the subject" or something similar.

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DairyBoy 16 points ago +16 / -0

Lmao they really do. This comment thread has put into words what I’ve seen in real life regularly. On Reddit, they’ll argue until the cows come home, but in real life they run away like the cowards they are

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magacoder 15 points ago +15 / -0

Yup. Drill them down until they finally give up and say they don't know much about it. Then ask them what made them so passionate about it and if it could be they are sheep regurgitating talking points from their media overlords.

Don't let them change subjects or divert or you'll be there all night.

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weme06 3 points ago +3 / -0

Happened to me with an old friend regarding Paris Climate Accord. The process you described took over an hour.

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Brucesky420 6 points ago +6 / -0

They really don't like reality getting in the way of their preconceived notions

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ParticleCannon 5 points ago +5 / -0

They only engage when they assume superiority. The moment that's gone, they either leave or go Ad Hominem.

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bidensmissingbrain 34 points ago +34 / -0

Ah yes. The classic "I only like to talk about things that make me look smart in front of other people".

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ImportantPerson 27 points ago +28 / -1

Those are the situations that get me in trouble because I push back on them when they abandon their arguments on it. I don't let it go. I will force it back on them and make them come to terms with it. Discussions then ALWAYS go in one of two ways, either they will try to move the goal posts and change the argument or they will get upset and cry about how mean you are. In either case, the response is the same. Don't let them change the argument and don't give a shit if they get upset you are holding them accountable for their statements.

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Art-Vandelay41 26 points ago +26 / -0

Reminds me of a Bill Burr bit where he said he’s finally figured out how women argue. If they’re right on the point, they will argue the point. But if you’re right on the point, they attack you and try to get you upset. Then when you lose your cool call them a bitch, they have won the argument.

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Rock_Flag_Eagle 11 points ago +11 / -0

Technically he said you lose when you call them a cunt, but hey, semantics ;)

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Star51 8 points ago +8 / -0

This is what happens. Side step to something irrelevant and feign they don’t understand how it’s not related (or claim I don’t understand how it’s ALL related cuz muh patriarchy)

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MAGAnaut 4 points ago +4 / -0

They "go rogue" when losing. Excellent bit :D

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SharpCookie 2 points ago +2 / -0

It's gotten so much easier to do this during covid

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Tantalus4200 8 points ago +8 / -0

Why do they lose the vast majority of the time??

I dk how people keep denying it

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PrinceThumper 7 points ago +17 / -10

This is literally my leftist partner, it's insanely frustrating. Never realised she was so far to the left until the TDS started showing...

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TrumpSavedWesternCiv 28 points ago +28 / -0

Wtf is a "partner"?

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DairyBoy 14 points ago +14 / -0

Redditor lingo

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TrumpSavedWesternCiv 12 points ago +12 / -0

Yeah, he needs to man up, get married, and start a family. None of this "partner" bullshit

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The_Gay_Deceiver 7 points ago +7 / -0

A paradox. It means a person that one is unwilling to marry but that they are staying with anyway.

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Wolfebane84 1 point ago +1 / -0

It used to be, and still is to normal people, what gay people call their boyfriend/girlfriend. But lately I've seen retarded people use it for hetero(normal) relationships.

It's idiotic.

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MixedBlacknWhite 16 points ago +16 / -0

"leftist partner" .. you set off all kinds of alarms + your new person icon.

hmmm

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Wolfebane84 2 points ago +2 / -0

Yeah anyone who uses "partner" is still way too cuck(blue)pilled.

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PrinceThumper 1 point ago +1 / -0

Possibly true, got two kids with her, but no intention of marrying, marriage ends in either death or divorce. I've always used partner over gf, blame my unmarried mother. Not sure about the new person icon, I've been lurking here a long time, clearly a lot to learn still

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Loc12 9 points ago +9 / -0

I feel you mate. I never want to be friends with a leftist again, never mind date one. It's a mistake

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sealobster 3 points ago +3 / -0

Only one thing left to do..

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shatmaself 3 points ago +3 / -0

You lost me at partner.