[speedgibson] Speed Gibson: Mission: Impossible

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Posted by Speed Gibson:
Mission: Impossible
http://speedgibson.powerblogs.com/posts/1191551233.shtml


   Gary Gross at True North tells how to [1]win liberal friends and
   influence progressive people. He thinks he can reason with them. I
   don't.
   Liberals have skillfully woven many layers of insulation from reality.
   They can hide from feedback in institutions like the media, academia,
   and many government agencies. There are few direct consequences of
   their foolish policies, or so they think. It's true: being liberal
   means never having to say you're sorry.
   You can't win a debate with a liberal because they don't debate in the
   traditional way of developing a logical argument based on facts and
   stated precepts. No, "it's for the children" we're told regarding
   government run schools and increasingly socialist health care. "How
   dare you question my patriotism!" they blurt when cornered with their
   own testimony on Iraq.
   In the final analysis, a liberal only listens to one person: himself.
   If there's going to be a debate capable of changing a liberal mind,
   you have to get that liberal talking to himself. The sooner you stop
   talking, the sooner that can happen. Making long, detailed analysis
   and arguments won't do it. That's what they're expecting you to do.
   You need an intellectual rabbit punch, what Sheriff Buford T. Justice
   would call an attention-getter. That takes research, preparation, and
   practice as Gary correctly points out.

     If you're right, this will be the first time in world history that
     socialized medicine has worked. What will your solution be doing
     right that every other attempt got wrong?

     We were discussing illegal aliens, not immigrants. Does your
     argument depend on blurring the obvious differences?

     I have asked you three times for even one medical study that
     justifies these smoking bans. Let the record show your inability to
     cite even one as conceding my point.

   Notice that each of these rejoinders has an annoying little challenge
   to their ego, so they can't just let it drop. In fact, they less they
   think of you, the more they'll be annoyed.
   Thats how Briggs, Phelps, and Hunt did their IMF work, getting their
   victims to do their work for them.

References

   1. http://www.looktruenorth.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=715:how-to-defeat-liberals-and-persuade-undecideds&catid=116:General