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you ever speak with someone and not be able to tell if they are baiting you or genuinely have the political education of a toddler? (lemmy.ml)

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I'd have more success genuinely arguing with brick walls sometimes and I genuinely want to believe I am being baited because I would have more faith in humanity if that were true. The problem is it doesn't feel like bad faith when their arguments are so bad I can't piece together what part of my position they are even attempting to challenge.

I blocked most of the people who I encounter this with but I keep one around simply because of how much they perplex me. Also they have a silly username and I think that's chill.

Edit: what if they are just giving me a strawman to beat so my arguments look good? Secret comrade? /s

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[–] Ekranoplane@hexbear.net 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

All chuds have a subset of four or five of the ten possible brainworms, so all you have to do is figure out which one they're most upset about then give them an essay explaining it properly. It should take like two questions then a smug comment and then you're done. About 10% of the time they'll even ask for a list of more stuff to read.

If you're talking in person, you have to know the activation phrase for Americans - "lol that's propaganda" - this makes them actually listen and think but you have to able to explain how their ideas really are from the spectacle once you invoke this.

[–] SmokinStalin@hexbear.net 5 points 2 days ago

Now i want a spreadsheet documenting all the brainworms. American exceptionalism, china bad, etc