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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2) He states that minimum wage will not affect unemployment and the law of supply and demand has been repealed.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 $ jbrenner 10 years, 9 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Such people are in complete denial of reality. Our disagreement only matters to them inasmuch as we represent those who must be silenced.
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  • Posted by $ jbrenner 10 years, 9 months ago in reply to this comment.
    The founding fathers ... left ... to form a new country.

    Hitler was very good at the aggressive use of force. There were more than enough people who pointed out how evil Hitler's ideas were. They also left.
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  • Posted by LetsShrug 10 years, 9 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I think the founding fathers even learned that some people could not be reasoned with, but they were fighters and arguers (and good thing they were!) They also ran for office, Galt wouldn't do that, he would not be part of the corrupt. As for pointing out the evils of Hitler, or anyone else, it seems people can't absorb the truth. They reject it as an impossible....probably somewhat because public schools do not teach history in it's entirety, but rather in snippets of facts that aren't related to previous events and acts, that lead up to it all. In other words, evil is not taught in schools, or how to recognize it when it presents itself. Not teaching about evil is,... well, ...evil. Sorry, I went off on a tangent. Some people did know the truth about Hitler and they tried to tell others, but they WANTED to believe what Hitler said, the promises he made etc. People believe what they WISH the truth to be, rather than what it really is. And reality isn't taught in schools either for that matter.
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  • Posted by eddieh 10 years, 9 months ago in reply to this comment.
    There are always people who are so closed minded that no amount of reason and logic will penetrate their thick skull. I would say "Excuse me ? did you say something? I left my hearing aid back in my room I'll go and get it. Than I would run and hide
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  • Posted by 10 years, 9 months ago in reply to this comment.
    What would the founding fathers have done? If more people had pointed out how evil Hitler's ideas were, would it have stopped him?
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  • Posted by 10 years, 9 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Agreed and I am not suggesting purposely finding these people, but when they make these sort of outrageous statements, they get away with them because no one ever say BS.

    What would the founding fathers have done? If more people had pointed out how evil Hitler's ideas were, would it have stopped him?
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  • Posted by 10 years, 9 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Do you think it is important to let these sort of people know that there are people who disagree with them?
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  • Posted by LetsShrug 10 years, 9 months ago in reply to this comment.
    No...db should not touch his ass. Maybe next time db can slap a post-it on the bar in front of the idiot as db grabs his beer and walks to somewhere away from the Sebelius lover. (second though...I bet db doesn't have any post-its. :( )
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  • Posted by LetsShrug 10 years, 9 months ago
    You sat there through ALL of that? lol (And Stalin and Hitler were white...so how are you a racist for the comparison? :))
    I would have argued too probably, until HE walked away.
    John Galt wouldn't have sat next to him in the first place. He would have left him alone.
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    Posted by $ rockymountainpirate 10 years, 9 months ago
    Say Who Is John Galt? and walk away. Counting the grains of sand on the beach is a more productive use of your time than talking to him. He can not be reasoned with.
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  • Posted by $ jbrenner 10 years, 9 months ago
    Such a person is a lost cause. He/she must be defeated. Place a WIJG Post-It Note on his ass, and walk away.
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