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Hypotheticals frighten libs. When you speak in absolutes,

Posted on: December 1, 2021 at 13:14:56 CT

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and say stupid things like NEVER or ALWAYS or 100% certain, you open yourself up to hypotheticals that make you look even stupider than you are.

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I don't often disagree with TCarlson, but last night in his - hokie VT - 12/1 12:00:28

Maybe you should learn sarcasm(nm) - dangertim MU

- 12/1 12:52:46

Thanx timmy. Stay vague. nm - hokie VT - 12/1 13:05:48

Helping his brother wasn't what got him under fire (nm) - Sal CMSU - 12/1 12:38:54

As a patriotic conservative nonracist American - JG MU

- 12/1 12:04:39

As often as you lie, I think that you'd get better at it. - Reagan STL - 12/1 12:16:48

I would definitely help my brother out with regards to - ummmm MU - 12/1 12:04:12

The problem with your response is that same as with TC's - hokie VT - 12/1 12:10:54

RE: The problem with your response is that same as with TC's - ummmm MU - 12/1 12:14:43

So if you're CERTAIN he committed a serious crime, you would - hokie VT - 12/1 12:18:10

Yes, but you're also adding facts to the Cuomo situation. - ummmm MU - 12/1 12:19:34

My comments were not restricted to the Cuomos. PERIOD. TC - hokie VT - 12/1 12:21:55

He's right. - ummmm MU - 12/1 12:24:16

If your brother were planning to bomb an occupied office - hokie VT - 12/1 12:26:10

I wouldn't turn him in to the State. (nm) - ummmm MU - 12/1 12:30:37

So hundreds die because you wouldn't turn him - hokie VT - 12/1 12:31:49

No, I would try to stop him. - ummmm MU - 12/1 12:37:19

I said "those are your only options". You chose - hokie VT - 12/1 12:51:47

I wasn't going to play by your unreal state obsessed - ummmm MU - 12/1 12:56:15

So in this uncomfortable hypothetical, YOU KNOW that your - hokie VT - 12/1 12:59:02

this is the false dichotomy he just mentioned - pickle MU

- 12/1 13:09:12

For the 5th time in this thread, I am not turning my brother - ummmm MU - 12/1 12:59:52

even Ted Kaczynski‘s brother - pickle MU

- 12/1 13:10:24

poor hokie - pickle MU

- 12/1 12:53:02

How can you have so much faith in govt prosecutors? - ummmm MU - 12/1 12:37:57

What DOES THAT have to do with anything? You can turn him - hokie VT - 12/1 12:55:52

false choice (nm) - pickle MU

- 12/1 12:59:34

Because there are other non-state solutions to address your - ummmm MU - 12/1 12:58:27

What if a muzz defines his "brothers" as any radical muzz - hokie VT - 12/1 13:03:59

what if a Jew did that? - ashtray UF - 12/1 13:08:44

These are the worst hypotheticals ever. (nm) - ummmm MU - 12/1 13:06:36

Hypotheticals test principles. You don't like hypotheticals - hokie VT - 12/1 13:10:25

These are bizarre hypotheticals that completely depart from - ummmm MU - 12/1 13:12:34

Hypotheticals frighten libs. When you speak in absolutes, - hokie VT - 12/1 13:14:56

I though I was flexible in my principles? Now I'm accused - ummmm MU - 12/1 13:17:42

so which is it, Mr Hypothetical? - ashtray UF - 12/1 13:15:58

wrong board (nm) - pickle MU

- 12/1 12:02:51