i think an argument might be that they haven't found their way to right *yet*, and a good kicking might help them?
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Replying to @BrowningMachine @NoLongerBennett and
while it's an argument, i'm not sure i believe it. even gentle correction doesn't seem to do much (see
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Replying to @mr_archenemy @BrowningMachine and
the more defensive you make them, the less likely they are to listen to you. at least, that's what i'd expect.
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Replying to @mr_archenemy @BrowningMachine and
but yes, as a show for bystanders, i can see that it might have some persuasive / educational value.
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Replying to @NoLongerBennett @BrowningMachine and
Yeah, I see this a lot. But I've seen bystanders (which I guess we used to call "readers" back in the days of fisking stuff on blogs) persuaded / educated, too.
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Replying to @NoLongerBennett @BrowningMachine and
since so much of what people think is about group membership, being accepted, and thinking of themselves as good people, i think the joke that you can't reason a man out of a position he wasn't reasoned in to might apply here?
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