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A few might remember that I posted a short while ago about not being able to state a positive Democratic message, and being embarassed by it. Well, tonight, I got a second shot.
This guy's number one issue is taxation, and so a conversation that started with me stating that the Republican party was captive to the far right, and that there were no liberal republicans migrated to taxation.
He actually had the gall to say that the top 1% was being raped by progressive taxation. Now, normally I am not the word police, but having to pay a few dollars more cannot by any means be compared to physical violation of women (who get the vast majority of rapes in this country.)
Normally, this guy is smug and condescending, but when I called him on his bullshit, he actually made a show of getting offended (hard to tell with him when he's actually offended, and when he is messing around). It knocked him off his stride, and I held my own the rest of the way.
I guess the point of the story is that I never realized how being aware of the words conservatives use and their inherent meanings, and calling them on it when their word use is outrageous could swing debates my way.
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