TRY THIS REBUTTAL:
Passage of time doesn't make you correct. If it did, by definition, what is correct now may not be correct in the future. If anything, what you are saying is that this (statue, team name, corporate logo, etc) has been "incorrect" for some time yet nobody really has had a problem with it.
I know this is next level logic, but it's still pretty rock solid as far as I can tell.
The other one that gets me is "at least Im on the right side of history"
I call that one the "Mating Call of The Loser."
The myth of progress towards utopia. Star Trek the next generation had it all. No religion, no hunger, just peaceful exploration and science. Guess what tho, they still got into battles in like every episode
Their argument resembles, in a vague way. the "appeal to authority" logical fallacy.
Yes. I think it's an appeal to majority rule, but by definition the majority rule doesn't exist.... otherwise it would be a mute point.
Isn't logic fun?
One thing you can do if a stupid argument annoys you is to substitute a different subject and fling it back at them.
"It's 2020 and we still don't have 50/50 men to women representation in prisons"
"REEE they're going to undo Obama's legacy!" "It's time."