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Arguing with conservatives is like... (Original Post) liberal N proud Sep 2015 OP
Is like trying to teach a pig to sing. hobbit709 Sep 2015 #1
The other one sarge43 Sep 2015 #4
Arguing with conservatives sarge43 Sep 2015 #2
^^^^^^^^^^^^^ this Feeling the Bern Sep 2015 #18
LOL Cosmocat Sep 2015 #3
Arguing with conservatives is like... Ferretherder Sep 2015 #5
Winner. sarge43 Sep 2015 #21
That's perfect! Enthusiast Sep 2015 #6
arguing with a brainwashed fascist. n/t tabasco Sep 2015 #7
Bird brain. They do seem to define the term, don't they. Ford_Prefect Sep 2015 #8
How DARE you insult birds like that! dorkzilla Sep 2015 #10
Birds have a legit purpose in nature. Conservatives serve what purpose? Feeling the Bern Sep 2015 #19
Hmmm... What purpose. Perhaps to create policies which help thin the population? 1monster Sep 2015 #22
Thank you sarge43 Sep 2015 #20
LOL! My aunt's tiel flies into the salad everytime we have a family party dorkzilla Sep 2015 #23
Not the sharpest knife in the drawer. Bless 'em. sarge43 Sep 2015 #24
..... BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2015 #26
VERY funny... gregcrawford Sep 2015 #9
Is like arguing with a moron. IHateTheGOP Sep 2015 #11
... feeding a troll. L. Coyote Sep 2015 #12
so true. treestar Sep 2015 #13
This is absolutely the best analogy in the history of the world. SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #14
totally like talking to climate deniers greenman3610 Sep 2015 #15
Saved that for future use, thank you very much! dae Sep 2015 #16
arguing with a howler monkey Feeling the Bern Sep 2015 #17
This meme insults pigeons!! BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2015 #25
Love it Omaha Steve Sep 2015 #27
Barney Frank said it was like arguing with a dining room table DeeDeeNY Sep 2015 #28
Never argue with a conservative for the same reason you never argue with an idiot. GETPLANING Sep 2015 #29
I had a conservative chastise me today for using the term "extremists" Liberty Belle Sep 2015 #30
And you know the Freepers use the exact same quote for arguing with liberals. Kablooie Sep 2015 #31
It's useless because evolution forgot conservatives damnedifIknow Sep 2015 #32
I'm glad I already swallowed my coffee before I opened this! catbyte Sep 2015 #33
The Nerve of Of One Woman......! cynzke Sep 2015 #34
My first thought was.... alcina Sep 2015 #35

sarge43

(28,940 posts)
2. Arguing with conservatives
Sun Sep 20, 2015, 08:47 AM
Sep 2015

It's like using a chain saw to do a pedicure. It won't work; it's painful and people think you're an idiot for trying to.

Ferretherder

(1,445 posts)
5. Arguing with conservatives is like...
Sun Sep 20, 2015, 09:55 AM
Sep 2015

...wait! What the hell are you doing arguing with these walking 'persecution-complex units'?

...better to do something more constructive like discussing the finer points of string theory with a sack of potting soil.

Ford_Prefect

(7,872 posts)
8. Bird brain. They do seem to define the term, don't they.
Sun Sep 20, 2015, 10:18 AM
Sep 2015
birdbrain

Syllabification: bird·brain
Pronunciation: /ˈbərdˌbrān/
Definition of birdbrain in English:
noun: An annoyingly stupid and shallow person.

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/birdbrain?q=bird+brain

dorkzilla

(5,141 posts)
10. How DARE you insult birds like that!
Sun Sep 20, 2015, 10:27 AM
Sep 2015

I’d put the intellect of a common crow against these morons any day!!!!

 

Feeling the Bern

(3,839 posts)
19. Birds have a legit purpose in nature. Conservatives serve what purpose?
Sun Sep 20, 2015, 11:33 AM
Sep 2015

If anything, conservatives are parasites.

sarge43

(28,940 posts)
20. Thank you
Sun Sep 20, 2015, 12:01 PM
Sep 2015

My poor old addled 'tiel, Vern, could argue rings around those morons and he hurts himself preening.

dorkzilla

(5,141 posts)
23. LOL! My aunt's tiel flies into the salad everytime we have a family party
Sun Sep 20, 2015, 01:51 PM
Sep 2015

of course now one of us will show up with salad just to see him do it. Nobody eats it though.

treestar

(82,383 posts)
13. so true.
Sun Sep 20, 2015, 10:41 AM
Sep 2015

They change the issue, indulge in every logical fallacy there is, especially ad hominem. Black and white thinking abounds, because they want to know everything and can't admit they can't.

greenman3610

(3,947 posts)
15. totally like talking to climate deniers
Sun Sep 20, 2015, 11:15 AM
Sep 2015

so you have to be clear that you are making the argument for the
benefit of anyone that might be listening, rather than thinking there is
any hope of persuading the denier.

 

Feeling the Bern

(3,839 posts)
17. arguing with a howler monkey
Sun Sep 20, 2015, 11:30 AM
Sep 2015

All the monkey does is jump, scream and throw shit until you get tired and leave for peace of mind.

GETPLANING

(846 posts)
29. Never argue with a conservative for the same reason you never argue with an idiot.
Sun Sep 20, 2015, 11:12 PM
Sep 2015

Bystanders won't know who is who.

Liberty Belle

(9,533 posts)
30. I had a conservative chastise me today for using the term "extremists"
Sun Sep 20, 2015, 11:33 PM
Sep 2015

to describe right-wing candidates who want to outlaw abortion even when a woman's life is in danger.

If that's not extreme, what is?

Kablooie

(18,612 posts)
31. And you know the Freepers use the exact same quote for arguing with liberals.
Mon Sep 21, 2015, 01:03 AM
Sep 2015

It's funny but without a lot of substance.

Except for excrement. There's a bit of that involved.

cynzke

(1,254 posts)
34. The Nerve of Of One Woman......!
Mon Sep 21, 2015, 07:42 AM
Sep 2015

Was on a web site pointing out the deceptions of that video Carly Fiorina claims a live fetus is dissected. As you know that CMP video is spliced and edited to falsely portray that, plus the images of fetuses were not even related to abortion or PP. One rabid woman obviously could not dispute the evidence, so her sanctimonious response was..."may God have mercy on you soul"! Well isn't she special? Like she is qualified to pass judgment and qualified to dispensate mercy. What conceit. Who was she kidding. Her comment wasn't meant in any true Christian way. It was meant to put me down and insinuate I was an evil person needing rebuke. Typical hypocrisy coming from a extreme religious wrong-winger. The woman was too dumb to realize that she was really exposing herself to be a fake Christian. Rather than tell her off, I thanked her and asked God to have mercy on her soul as well. I just threw it back at her.

alcina

(602 posts)
35. My first thought was....
Mon Sep 21, 2015, 09:54 AM
Sep 2015

Arguing with a conservative is like sticking your dick in a hog's mouth.

I know it doesn't make a lot of sense -- then again, maybe it does -- but ever since reading the Hameron news, it's the first thing that comes to mind now whenever I think of conservatives.

I do like the OP, though. Especially the strutting around in victory part. Very accurate.

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