Nick Naylor: OK, let’s say that you’re defending chocolate, and I’m defending vanilla. Now if I were to say to you: ‘Vanilla is the best flavor ice-cream’, you’d say…
Joey Naylor: No, chocolate is.
Nick Naylor: Exactly, but you can’t win with this argument… so, I’ll ask you: so you think chocolate is the end all and the all of ice cream, do you?
Joey Naylor: It’s the best ice cream, I wouldn’t order any other.
Nick Naylor: Oh! So it’s all chocolate for you is it?
Joey Naylor: Yes, chocolate is all I need.
Nick Naylor: Well, I need more than chocolate, and for that matter I need more than vanilla. I believe that we need freedom. And choice when it comes to our ice cream, and that Joey Naylor, that is the definition of liberty.
Joey Naylor: But that’s not what we’re talking about
Nick Naylor: Ah! But that’s what I’m talking about.
Joey Naylor: …but you didn’t prove that vanilla was the best…
Nick Naylor: I didn’t have to. I proved that you’re wrong, and if you’re wrong I’m right.
Joey Naylor: But you still didn’t convince me
Nick Naylor: It’s that… I’m not after you. I’m after them (all people around) >
But on public discussions, also remember that there can be undecided people watching / reading too.
Real “Thank You For Smoking” moment.
It’s been too long since last watching that film.
Best clip that could be quickly found on the topic (it was this or 30sec of Fandango ad at the end):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMWTSLeHIi8
Holy fuck has it really been 20 years since this movie? I may need to give it a rewatch.