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Reply Wed 9 Mar, 2005 10:55 am
Conservatives: Learn how to argue like a liberal. Study the following and be sure to use when ever possible...

1) NEVER DEFEND YOUR OWN POINTS. Don't forget this monumental Internet argument cornerstone even if you fall down a well and get amnesia and learn you're pregnant with your mother's son's evil twin. Never, under any circumstance, attempt to defend what you've said; just attack the other person's argument over and over and over until one of you dies of old age or some legislative branch agrees to shut down the Internet forever. Defending yourself or your argument is a weak act of desperation which informs your enemy that you're completely open to attack. The grizzled Internet debater will never address the validity of their previous claims, instead opting to forge ahead and stay on the offensive despite any erroneous or outright false statements they said in the past, effectively keeping the enemy on their toes. You should view Internet arguments as a really crummy fighting game: only the utter idiots bother pressing the "block / defend" button. While your enemy cowers in a corner with their arms raised above their face to futilely protect them, real men pull off complex 408-move combos that involve transforming into a fiery phoenix of doom and releasing unrelenting waves of liquid napalm Satan clown death upon them.

EXAMPLE ARGUMENT:

FLAME: hey fag i read ur article abotu ford cars and I just wanna let u know ur stupid and dont know nothing about cars cuz CHEVY IS THE BEST CAR MAKER IN THE WORLD!!!!

INCORRECT RESPONSE: No, I firmly believe what I wrote is correct, Ford automobiles have excelled in both price and safety over the past few years, which is why I feel they are the superior choice when purchasing a new car.
CORRECT RESPONSE: uhhhhhhh no, you're wrong and stupid and dumb and u dont know what ur talking about so maybe u should get off the internet and instead go kiss a elf cuz ur dumb as a fool!!!
EVER BETTER RESPONSE: I'M GUNNA KILL YOU WITH MY DESERT EAGLE!!!

2) CLAIM YOU WORK IN WHATEVER FIELD YOU'RE ARGUING ABOUT. If you find yourself discussing anime, say you're an animator who works for some Japanese company that manufactures games about nipples. If somebody begins complaining about web design, tell them you're a professional web designer who has completed projects for large conglomerates such as Coca Cola and Macromedia and the moon. If you're arguing about World War II and the political ramifications of Asia's isolation sentiment, declare you're the President of Asia. There is no subject that you, the professional, does not know about thanks to your extensive work in the field of, well, whatever you're arguing. It doesn't matter if all your firsthand knowledge of the subject derives from half an episode of "Pokemon" you overheard while cleaning your cat's litter, the magic of the Internet allows you to have gained real-life experience of any given subject in any given industry at any given time!

EXAMPLE ARGUMENT:

FLAME: how dare u say that abortion should be legal! WTF is wrong with u?! abortion should be outlawed and if you kill a baby then the president should kill u for being a murderar becuz tiny babys are just like litle ppl and ur a muderer!!!

INCORRECT RESPONSE: Well I may just be a single mother, but I still think abortion is a woman's choice, not the government's.
CORRECT REPONSE: Well I may just be an aborted fetus, but I still think abortion is a woman's choice, not the government's.

3) IF LOSING AN ARGUMENT, FEIGN FRUSTRATION AND THEN CLAIM YOU'RE BLOCKING THE PERSON. Every person on the Internet harbors a secret fear of having their communications blocked by somebody, particularly when they're devastating that person in an argument. If you ever make a critical mistake and discover you cannot match either the intensity or intelligence of the person whom you're facing up against, simply descend into a spiral of frustration, one ending with a curt goodbye and notice that this person will never, ever, ever, ever be able to contact you again because you are putting them on your fabled ignore list of doom. Tell them in explicit, concrete terms you're absolutely fed up with their idiocy and simply cannot bear to read another word of their text, and if you somehow accidentally receive another communication from them, your head will explode and shower the surrounding tri-metro area with fragments of your brain atoms. The announcement of your impending communications blockade serves as a true trump card, one capable of not only ending the argument, but additionally declaring you the winner because there's no possible way for your opponent to get the last word, and as everybody on the Internet knows, the only way to win an argument is to get the final word!

EXAMPLE ARGUMENT:

FLAME: i cant believe u said that president clinton was the 16th president, tahts wrong, he was the 42nd president you damn ideiot, and i should know cuz my dad worked in the ovale office last year and he's in the social security which protext the president from terrists

INCORRECT RESPONSE: Upon completing some rudimentary research, I have reached the conclusion that you are correct and I was wrong! My apologies, dear sir, and thank you for revealing truth to me!
CORRECT RESPONSE: GOD THIS IS SO POINTLESS!!! listen I am sick of saying this over and over, you obviously r to stupid to understand even BASIC ENGLITSH and Im getting sick of your dumb emails so I'm blocking u once and for all GOODBYE DUMB ASS! DONT BOTHER EMAILING ME CUZ I WONT GET IT, WELCOME TO IGNORESVILLE POPULATION: YOU, HOPE U LIKE TALKING TO A BLOCK LIST HAHAHAHAHA.

4) AT SOME POINT IN TIME, CLAIM THE OTHER PERSON IS A NAZI. Every, and I repeat EVERY Internet argument should involve at least one comparison to either Hitler or the Nazis. This is one of the most basic requirements of an average Internet debate, and although ignorant outsiders may find it silly to compare a person arguing on the Internet with an individual responsible for the execution of millions, this action represents one of the most traditional pillars of every online debate. The earliest recorded instance of the infamous "Nazi clause" can be traced to Greg "suprsk8r" Henderson, who used Q-Link in July of 1986 to call Alex "Dr_Millions" Wilson "the Adolf Hitler of preseason NCAA fantasy league basketball" over People Connection.

FLAME: uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh no i dont think taht GI Joe could beat the Transformers in a battle cuz Optomus prime would like totally kill the **** out of duke and waht do u know about anything anyway u reteard

INCORRECT RESPONSE: Dear Internet cur, I'll have you know that your churlish actions and replies reek of an insolent ignoramus! Why, upon reading your cretinous claim, I let out a mighty scoff and nearly choked upon my brandy!
CORRECT RESPONSE: FUK U HITLER!!!

Please, ladies and gentlemen: friends don't let friends argue on the Internet. But if you discover the irresistible urge to strike back against somebody who insulted your intelligence on the Internet, a medium which rewards those with insulting intelligence, please use this guide to your advantage and thoroughly decimate anybody foolhardy enough to challenge your online prowess. After all, I am a professional webmaster and I'll block your email if you think otherwise, YOU DUMB A$$.

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joefromchicago
 
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Reply Wed 9 Mar, 2005 11:07 am
McGentrix: As a PhD in internetology I have to reject your Hitlerian attempt to frame the terms of this debate. Don't bother replying, you poopie head: I'm going to put you on my ignore list. Lalalalalalala I can't hear you!
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Dookiestix
 
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Reply Wed 9 Mar, 2005 11:30 am
What is truly sad here is that McGentrix believes this is funny...
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Cycloptichorn
 
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Reply Wed 9 Mar, 2005 11:34 am
What's truly funny is that the original article doesn't state anything about the Democrats at all...

It's titled 'How to Win Any Argument On the Internet.'

Cycloptichorn
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McGentrix
 
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Reply Wed 9 Mar, 2005 11:37 am
Dookiestix wrote:
What is truly sad here is that McGentrix believes this is funny...


I think that as an award winning stand-up comic, I have a good idea as to what is or isn't funny. I am sure that your fascist sense of humor denies you the ability to see humor where it is offered. Perhaps if I had made a Jew joke you would have found it more humorous, but I find you to be the least funny person on this thread. I think I am done speaking to you on this topic now.
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Dookiestix
 
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Reply Wed 9 Mar, 2005 11:37 am
Cycloptichorn wrote:
What's truly funny is that the original article doesn't state anything about the Democrats at all...

It's titled 'How to Win Any Argument On the Internet.'

Cycloptichorn


Well, we all know how good the neocons are at plagiarism and making other writer's words their own. That is, unless they get caught:

http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/Mar-04-Fri-2005/news/25992087.html

Must be a lack of originality...
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Dookiestix
 
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Reply Wed 9 Mar, 2005 11:38 am
McGentrix wrote:
Dookiestix wrote:
What is truly sad here is that McGentrix believes this is funny...


I think that as an award winning stand-up comic, I have a good idea as to what is or isn't funny. I am sure that your fascist sense of humor denies you the ability to see humor where it is offered. Perhaps if I had made a Jew joke you would have found it more humorous, but I find you to be the least funny person on this thread. I think I am done speaking to you on this topic now.


O.K., NOW I'm laughing... Laughing
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Dookiestix
 
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Reply Wed 9 Mar, 2005 11:42 am
McGentrix reminds of the guy who played the sergeant in "Good Morning Vietnam." The one with all the comedic material when he took over for Adrian Cronauer...
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McGentrix
 
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Reply Wed 9 Mar, 2005 11:46 am
And you remind me of Chet Donnelly after Lisa gets done with him...
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Cycloptichorn
 
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Reply Wed 9 Mar, 2005 11:51 am
Quote:
I think that as an award winning stand-up comic


*cough* Now THAT'S Funny!

Kudos to you McG!

Cycloptichorn
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Dookiestix
 
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Reply Wed 9 Mar, 2005 11:52 am
McGentrix wrote:
And you remind me of Chet Donnelly after Lisa gets done with him...


I guess that the attraction of flies to your bad jokes would remind you of that...
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Foxfyre
 
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Reply Thu 10 Mar, 2005 09:34 am
Well conservatives, please observe the brilliantly illustrated liberal debate techniques used here: when the thesis cannot be disputed head on, divert it by changing the subject while personally insulting the speaker. By all means misrepresent the speakers' intent no matter how much his/her words must be twisted to accomplish that. The personal insult is the most effective weapon to derail the topic and move it back to whatever is being bashed on all the other threads this week.
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Dookiestix
 
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Reply Thu 10 Mar, 2005 10:32 am
It takes two to tango, Fox...
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Foxfyre
 
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Reply Thu 10 Mar, 2005 10:38 am
Thanks Dookie. Another excellent point. Another liberal technique is that if you do get caught, be sure your opponent is included.
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Dookiestix
 
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Reply Thu 10 Mar, 2005 10:47 am
http://www.able2know.com/forums/images/avatars/2052112341ed3be094ee0.gif

Liberal vs. Conservative

Wake up, Fox.
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Dookiestix
 
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Reply Thu 10 Mar, 2005 11:29 am
Steven Ward: 'How to write like a conservative'
Posted on Thursday, March 10 @ 10:27:45 EST
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By Steven Ward, Tufts Daily

In honor of Ann Coulter's visit to Tufts last night, here are some helpful hints for all of you aspiring right-wing pundits out there. Follow these carefully, and soon you too could be a syndicated columnist dumbing down political discourse in the pages of America's newspapers.

First, you have to choose what type of article you would like to write. While there are many types of conservative opinion pieces, three common categories are the following:

1. The Michelle Malkin Rantathon. First, choose an aspect of popular culture that you find offensive. This can be anything from Janet Jackson's breast to "Desperate Housewives" to low-cut jeans. Label it un-American, and claim it is a symptom of the downfall of society. Then completely ignore the fact that popular culture is created by market forces and that most large media and entertainment corporations are owned by conservatives and contribute heavily to the Republican Party. Now you are free to blame popular culture, and by extension, the downfall of society, on liberals.

2. The Ann Coulter Two-Step. Step 1. Choose a topic. Step 2. Write whatever crazy thing pops into your head as long as it is demonstrably false.

3. The Generic Conservative Student Opinion Article. Anyone who reads the Daily is familiar with these. The process begins with intense viewing of President Bush speaking. The writer must fully open his mind and allow the President's rhetoric to overcome his sense of reason. When the writer can take no more (allow plenty of time, this may take a while), he must quickly get out a piece of paper and regurgitate as much of what he has taken in as possible. The end product should include many uses of phrases such as "freedom is on the march," "ownership society," "culture of life," "compassionate conservatism" and, perhaps, "don't mess with Texas." Remember to read your work, carefully checking to make sure that no well-constructed and empirically supported argument has hidden itself amidst your beds of flowery rhetorical nothingness.

Now that you are well on your way to becoming a right-wing pundit, here are some additional tips. These can make all the difference in determining whether you turn into the next Bill O'Reilly or become the Alan Keyes of the media world.

Get your history book. Throw it out the window. Now, as an exercise in Academic Freedom, write your own history book. Do not include references to separation of church and state, deism, slavery, the Great Depression, McCarthyism, the Vietnam War, Watergate or the Clinton surplus. Include only one chapter on the 1990s and instead of writing it yourself, simply copy and paste the entire text of the Ken Starr Report.

Now get out your Bible. With your Sharpie, black out all the sections which do not specifically mention homosexuality. Now print the remaining passages on a three-by-five inch note card. This is your new Bible. Have it laminated.

Pose nude and post the pictures on the internet. Start a male escort service. Do not attend journalism school and do not pay your taxes. Change your name. Congratulations, you are now qualified to be a White House press correspondent. If anyone has the audacity to question your qualifications or the process by which you received your White House press credentials, he or she is clearly a raging homophobe. And, quite obviously, a slandering, treasonous liberal. If you can find any patriotism within this person (which is unlikely, considering the fact that all liberals are French-terrorist-communists who hate America) be sure to publicly question its authenticity.

Take quotes out of context to support ridiculous claims. Lie incessantly. When people object to your methods and disagree with your point of view, attack their patriotism.

Insist that all sectors of society, the media and academia for instance, which value objectivity have a liberal bias. Now use this claim to demand balance, in the form of ideological rants from the right. If someone does not agree that the media and academia are the two great cogs in the liberal/terrorist machine, attack his or her patriotism.

Sometimes journalism does not pay as well as you would like. Do not worry. If you run short of cash, the government will be happy to support you financially as long as you support it. Just make sure you vote Republican. And if anyone attacks you or the government for what may seem like unethical behavior, this person is probably either a racist or a terrorist, and of course, a dirty, dirty liberal. In any case, vehemently question his or her patriotism.

If you ever run out of things to write about, return to the basics. Ask yourself, what is the root of all that is un-American? Who embodies terrorism, communism, socialism, and fascism? No, not Osama Bin Laden, Josef Stalin, or Adolf Hitler. The answer, of course, is Bill Clinton. What other man would have a quadruple bypass to boost his favorables?

These guidelines were garnered from observing the very best: America's right-wing punditry dream team. Bill O'Reilly, Michelle Malkin, Sean Hannity, Ann Coulter, Rush Limbaugh and many others have proven just how much they love America by transforming public political debate into something truly American - show business. You, too, can share in the continued fictionalization of the media. Just keep this list close to you and keep anything resembling an objective fact very far away. Don't believe me? Maybe you just don't love America enough.

Steven Ward is a junior majoring in international relations.

© 2005 The Tufts Daily

Reprinted from The Tufts Daily:
http://www.tuftsdaily.com/vnews/display.v/
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McGentrix
 
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Reply Thu 10 Mar, 2005 11:38 am
Shouldn't that post be on the other thread?
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