(01-08-2020, 02:11 PM)SlimKlim Wrote: I stand behind what I said, I’m so far beyond trying to extend an olive branch or attempt to engage in polite discourse with people who have repeatedly demonstrate they would rather argue in theoretical absolute terms and bad faith hyperbole. If all taxation is theft all Republicans are evil. Fuck it.
This is also what the other person said in my discussion.
They are not theoretical absolutes. They are personal beliefs. If you think it all comes down to "taxation is theft" then you haven't been listening. This is the bad faith hyperbole.
Trump is horrible, but the republic will survive him. The question is how long it'll take for D to recover self-inflicted damage. It seems clear, to me, we're not on the upswing yet.
(01-08-2020, 02:21 PM)CaptainHenreh Wrote:(01-08-2020, 02:11 PM)SlimKlim Wrote: If all taxation is theft all Republicans are evil. Fuck it.
If that's the argument you want to make I certainly won't argue with you. I have no plans to vote GOP in 2020, and never have.
I just am expressing regret that the Democrats don't seem to want my vote, even if I might be persuaded to give it, for all the reasons Scotty outlined.
But....oh well.
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