What leftists also like to do is to use the standards of their opponents against them.
I quote from 12 rules for radicals (it's valuable to know them btw in order to understand leftists):
"Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules."
Meaning - they will criticize Trump in a way which is supposed to shed negative light on him from our view. If he'd be weak on borders, it would bother us, but satisfy them. So now that they have a reason to turn around, they can claim - even though they were #1 obstructors of it - that he didn't achieve enough.
Of course they are not beholden to any standards themselves. You won't have time to criticize them for the hypocrisy. Because:
"Keep the pressure on."
The rules suck btw, but they still enact them (well, just as anything that is leftist). They are losing. They made Trump stronger, bigger and more powerful than ever with their failing tactics.
This is why I use a strategy that disrupts their intended flow:
don't respond to their pressure. If all they're doing is regurgitating what their pundits spewed, tell them I already heard that and they've added nothing to the conversation. Tell them they have engaged in 0 critical thought. Try telling them they're missing facts and/or the context of the facts.
Whether you have said facts on the top of your head all ready to go or not is irrelevant. They are virtually incapable of engaging at that level. It's not as helpful as an actual discussion of the issues but at least they will realize they are a man among lions. It's a profound game-changer.
I'm not kidding. I've seen some lefties claim he wasn't closing the border to stop Corona
What leftists also like to do is to use the standards of their opponents against them.
I quote from 12 rules for radicals (it's valuable to know them btw in order to understand leftists):
Meaning - they will criticize Trump in a way which is supposed to shed negative light on him from our view. If he'd be weak on borders, it would bother us, but satisfy them. So now that they have a reason to turn around, they can claim - even though they were #1 obstructors of it - that he didn't achieve enough.
Of course they are not beholden to any standards themselves. You won't have time to criticize them for the hypocrisy. Because:
The rules suck btw, but they still enact them (well, just as anything that is leftist). They are losing. They made Trump stronger, bigger and more powerful than ever with their failing tactics.
This is why I use a strategy that disrupts their intended flow:
don't respond to their pressure. If all they're doing is regurgitating what their pundits spewed, tell them I already heard that and they've added nothing to the conversation. Tell them they have engaged in 0 critical thought. Try telling them they're missing facts and/or the context of the facts.
Whether you have said facts on the top of your head all ready to go or not is irrelevant. They are virtually incapable of engaging at that level. It's not as helpful as an actual discussion of the issues but at least they will realize they are a man among lions. It's a profound game-changer.