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What would you do? What would John Galt do?

Posted by dbhalling 10 years, 9 months ago to Politics
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You walk into a small beach bar on the ocean and a guy is sitting there. You have met him at this establishment before so you sit down near him and strike up a conversation. This is the sort of bar where patrons generally talk freely amongst each other. The man was in politics years ago in Kansas and occasionally brings up political topics. You know that his opinions are all over the map and have even moved to the pool table in the sand in order to not listen to him before. You try to steer the conversation away from politics, but he is not deterred. Then he says:
1) He is for raising the minimum wage
What would you do?
2) He states that minimum wage will not affect unemployment and the law of supply and demand has been repealed.
What would you do?
3) Then he says Obamacare is great.
WWYD?
4) After explaining that the only areas were the cost of medical has gone down are those the government stayed out of (e.g., Laser correction surgery), he says we are the only advanced nation without nationalized health care.
WWYD?
5) Then he says kathleen sebelius, who is from Kansas, is a wonderful women.
6) Then he calls you a racist, because you state Obama has the same philosophy Stalin, Moa, Hilter, etc.
7) Then he states we should get rid of the Constitution.
WWYD?


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  • Posted by 10 years, 9 months ago in reply to this comment.
    One upmanship might work occasional, but I just want them and anyone listening to know that people have spotted their evil.
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  • Posted by 10 years, 9 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I find writing is usually much better at laying out one's argument, but there are plenty of people who spew nonsense when writing.
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  • Posted by khalling 10 years, 9 months ago in reply to this comment.
    "learned from being in a Marriage Encounter group for the last 15 years..."
    that is interesting and quite a commitment...through what venue, j? obviously you find it helpful for 15 years...
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  • Posted by 10 years, 9 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I am not suggesting these discussion are winnable (the guy things you can repeal the law of supply and demand, its like legislating against gravity), but I think it is important these people know that many of us know they are spewing slavery, theft, and death.
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  • Posted by 10 years, 9 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I am not suggesting anyone has duty. I am suggesting that it is not always right to just walk away or play nice as someone is suggest theft and slavery. Pick you times when it is right for you, but don't always back away.
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  • Posted by 10 years, 9 months ago in reply to this comment.
    My point exactly. It is important to let these people know that not everyone agrees with them and we will not go to gas chambers willingly.
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  • Posted by Solver 10 years, 9 months ago
    Say, “I see you don't give a damn about individual rights, When enough of your type are created, the rational free thinking man will be an out voted minority and with such, the world will never reach sustained growth much above stagnation.”
    He will likely respond, "Good!"
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  • Posted by LetsShrug 10 years, 9 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Exactly. And if you're not "polite" (whatever that is at this point...being a doormat I guess) then you're suddenly something that ends with "ist".
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  • Posted by Bobhummel 10 years, 9 months ago in reply to this comment.
    There were plenty of Germans who chanted
    Ein Volk, Ein Reich,Ein Fuehrer because they believed his complete pile of horse shit. And if you questioned them, they were as self righteous as Vallery Milhous Obama and turned in to the Sturmabteilung - now it is the IRS.
    Cheers.
    OBTW my tactical call sign as a navy fighter pilot was Kraut.
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  • Posted by LetsShrug 10 years, 9 months ago in reply to this comment.
    She's a force working against you and your livelihood...whether she sees it that way or not.
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  • Posted by $ jbrenner 10 years, 9 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Coming to their own conclusion is key, but the one-punch knockout with the John Galt oath might win.
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  • Posted by Bobhummel 10 years, 9 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I go for their self righteous jugular. Tell them to check their privilege. Shove it right back down their pusillanimous throat a make them swallow it. They are the slave driver, the statist bureaucrat freeloading on the production of free citizen, the parasite that needs to be eradicated. Let's start by confiscating everything you have and I'll redistribute it to those whom I choose. And if you refuse or level some claim to it, prove it, but first your stuff is confiscated for the moral good as I see it.
    Usually they ask " who are you to make those choices?"
    Exactly!

    Cheers
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  • Posted by CircuitGuy 10 years, 9 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Yes. I think there's no reason to get huffy. We (okay I'm really talking about myself, b/c a few people are openly contemptuous of me.) are right. Taking about the issues in a calm way only helps us. We're not trying to push through the weaker argument.
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