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Re:Leaked white paper proposes U.S. Congressional regulation... by sbov on Tuesday August 07, 2018 @06:10PM (#17711328)
> How do you have a discussion with someone who believes the political equivalent of a flat Earth?

How can you decide if someone is the political equivalent of a flat Earther unless you actually attempt to have a discussion with them? All I really see online is people trying to collect the most virtual points (retweets and likes) within their own echo chamber rather than actually discuss things with people.

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Re:Leaked white paper proposes U.S. Congressional regulation... by mikeash on Tuesday August 07, 2018 @08:37PM (#17712230)
I don't need to have a discussion with the person sharing a photo of Nancy Pelosi "quoting" her as saying that a border will violate the rights of millions of illegal immigrants in order to know that this person's politics aren't connected to reality.
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Re:Leaked white paper proposes U.S. Congressional regulation... by sykhic on Tuesday August 07, 2018 @08:18PM (#17712148)
The same way that I know the flat Earth position is insane.
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