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BigBearJohn

(11,410 posts) Fri Jun 3, 2016, 03:17 PM Jun 2016

In life it's important to know when to stop arguing with people [View all]

And simply let them be wrong

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In life it's important to know when to stop arguing with people [View all] BigBearJohn Jun 2016 OP

Pick your battles TDale313 Jun 2016 #1

Also, pick your strategy Reiyuki Jun 2016 #6

And pick your objective... Roy Rolling Jun 2016 #41

My grandfather had a saying DVRacer Jun 2016 #46

At a certain point Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2016 #2

Totally agree Iwillnevergiveup Jun 2016 #11

...except when their Being WRONG hurts me and my family. bvar22 Jun 2016 #3

I agree. Family First saidsimplesimon Jun 2016 #8

Spend more time outside. OnyxCollie Jun 2016 #4

good point, Mbrow Jun 2016 #37

Spent the last couple of days picking morels in the mountains. AlbertCat Jun 2016 #38

Bad puns, Mbrow Jun 2016 #40

True, but it's difficult. Stubborn LibDemAlways Jun 2016 #5

Sometimes they are just trolls passiveporcupine Jun 2016 #20

No, edhopper Jun 2016 #7

Sometimes the path to forgiveness begins with a realization that the other person is just stupid. nt thereismore Jun 2016 #9

+1. There are smart people. There are stupid people. closeupready Jun 2016 #14

You don't have to say it... just think it and let it go. Or hit ignore, as I do. I am happier for it thereismore Jun 2016 #16

True - sometimes it feels good, esp. when the moron is smug closeupready Jun 2016 #17

I have done that!! (writing a response only to close the window... I felt so silly afterward). nt thereismore Jun 2016 #33

Very true, learned that one years ago. Just let them be wrong and smug in their wrongness. Rex Jun 2016 #10

Yes. I used to get deeply upset at stuff posted here; then one day, closeupready Jun 2016 #12

No Zen Buddha yogi smilie, but I have this one: kentauros Jun 2016 #13

There we go! closeupready Jun 2016 #15

That's what those who opposed the NAZIs in Germany did, and look JDPriestly Jun 2016 #18

True. SusanCalvin Jun 2016 #26

many people shanti Jun 2016 #19

Right. After all, it's ONLY the internet. It's not like a boss or family member you don't like. nt valerief Jun 2016 #25

Also, you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar RufusTFirefly Jun 2016 #21

^THIS^ SusanCalvin Jun 2016 #27

The classic expression is from xkcd Jim Lane Jun 2016 #22

This? Long a favorite. Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2016 #36

Bwah! I do that by putting them on Ignore. valerief Jun 2016 #23

Not a bad idea. Duval Jun 2016 #32

I don't even recall which side you are on, SusanCalvin Jun 2016 #24

Some people *must* always win. (My boss) And life is too short to argue every issue. Feathery Scout Jun 2016 #28

I learned you never argue with fools who refuse to hear both sides of a situation. kimbutgar Jun 2016 #29

I think you are wrong, but I will not argue with you. guillaumeb Jun 2016 #30

That is what I did with my son, a Republican. Duval Jun 2016 #31

if it's family, that's what you have to do.. mountain grammy Jun 2016 #34

This... malokvale77 Jun 2016 #35

Exactly right. The most important thing is to know within yourself . . . DrBulldog Jun 2016 #39

They always end up in positions of power too.... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2016 #42

I can't remember who said it, but... Stonepounder Jun 2016 #43

My family is a mix of Democrats and Repugs... SylviaD Jun 2016 #44

If your starting position is that you are right and the other person is wrong, athena Jun 2016 #45