Indeed. However, republicans know they’re full of shit, it’s a tactic they use. Intellectual dishonesty and bad faith arguments. And their voters know it too because they’re the same.
Peter Shamshiri from the podcast 5-4 demonstrates how this is done in their patreon only episode Your Questions: Jury Nullification, Law School Reform, and More
I wish I could post the clip because it’s so well done and so cathartic but here’s the transcript:
0:46:19.2 Peter: “My question is, why don’t you ever invite guests on who disagree with you? If
your arguments are strong, there is no downside. Plus it would be nice to hear how you react to
others of goodwill who don’t see things how you do. Just a thought.” Well, the question I would
have for this listener is why the fuck would we ever do that [laughter]?
0:46:40.0 Rhiannon: The downside is I have to hear a conservative talking on my fucking podcast.
0:46:45.4 Peter: The downside is the podcast would suck ass first of all, [laughter] Okay. We’re a
podcast about critiquing Supreme Court decisions. If you want to hear the other side, just read the
fucking opinions. That’s the other side. That is the purported smartest people in America trying to
do the other side.
0:47:03.1 Rhiannon: Exactly. Clarence Thomas has the platform. Fox News has the platform.
We’re doing our own thing over here.
0:47:09.1 Peter: Fucking read the VALA Conspiracy or whatever you feel like doing.
0:47:12.4 Rhiannon: Exactly.
0:47:12.9 Peter: Plenty of people have written about like the conservative fetishization of like
debate. The implication here is that by debating with some conservatives, we’d all somehow arrive
closer to the truth. Right? Despite the fact that there’s like endless research showing that that’s just
not true and not how debate works. And my strong hunch is that this dude is not writing into
National Review or whatever pervert publications he reads requesting that they give space to
opposing views. It’s just something you want left-leaning media to do so that you can hear your
fucking freak friends in their ill-fitting suits describe their arguments to our faces directly.
0:47:51.8 Rhiannon: Exactly.
0:47:53.4 Peter: Turning our podcast where we speak openly from a left perspective about the law
into some bullshit New York Times debate nonsense that no one wants to hear and would end our
careers as podcasters.
0:48:07.9 Rhiannon: That’s great.
0:48:10.4 Peter: So my strong suggestion to this listener is for you to shut the fuck up and suck my
dick.
I love what you write, and I agree. Or rather, I want to agree.
We need to dispel the myth that playing dirty and arguing BS has no consequences. It has severe consequences, as the bad-faith actor loses credibility, respect, dignity and their seat at the table.
But like… Maybe I’m misinterpreting what you mean, but I’m sitting here thinking that apparently it has no consequences. Trump hasn’t gotten in any trouble for the absolute shitload of things he’s done and said over a period of at least 9 years (not to mention everything before that), and he’s still for some inexplicable reason eligible to run for president and thus have a very big seat at the biggest table there is, and is polling well for some reason. I see no reason to believe there will ever be consequences if there has been none thus far. But I really hope I’m wrong.
Thank you for writing all that. I (and I’m sure others) needed to hear it in these dark times. I’m sure there are counter arguments to at least some of it, but I’m not going to concern myself with that and instead focus on the good parts. Here’s for a better future. 🍻
At the end of the day, the goal still needs to be to get politics “back” to being a cordial affair. I agree that you can’t just take shit without responding but you also need off ramps.
their voters know it too because they’re the same.
their rich voters know it, i agree. but if the majority of GOP voters who are rural broke uneducated bumpkins can believe trump is “chosen by god” and only vote for guns, jesus, and gEtRiDoFtHeGaYs, then they can absolutely genuinely believe all the bullshit they’re being fed
Indeed. However, republicans know they’re full of shit, it’s a tactic they use. Intellectual dishonesty and bad faith arguments. And their voters know it too because they’re the same.
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Peter Shamshiri from the podcast 5-4 demonstrates how this is done in their patreon only episode Your Questions: Jury Nullification, Law School Reform, and More
I wish I could post the clip because it’s so well done and so cathartic but here’s the transcript:
I love what you write, and I agree. Or rather, I want to agree.
But like… Maybe I’m misinterpreting what you mean, but I’m sitting here thinking that apparently it has no consequences. Trump hasn’t gotten in any trouble for the absolute shitload of things he’s done and said over a period of at least 9 years (not to mention everything before that), and he’s still for some inexplicable reason eligible to run for president and thus have a very big seat at the biggest table there is, and is polling well for some reason. I see no reason to believe there will ever be consequences if there has been none thus far. But I really hope I’m wrong.
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Thank you for writing all that. I (and I’m sure others) needed to hear it in these dark times. I’m sure there are counter arguments to at least some of it, but I’m not going to concern myself with that and instead focus on the good parts. Here’s for a better future. 🍻
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At the end of the day, the goal still needs to be to get politics “back” to being a cordial affair. I agree that you can’t just take shit without responding but you also need off ramps.
Was it ever really a cordial affair? I feel like it naught be worse today but saying it was cordial feels like some rose tinted glasses.
their rich voters know it, i agree. but if the majority of GOP voters who are rural broke uneducated bumpkins can believe trump is “chosen by god” and only vote for guns, jesus, and gEtRiDoFtHeGaYs, then they can absolutely genuinely believe all the bullshit they’re being fed
edit: perfect example https://youtu.be/-TQo2D4RtDY