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PoindexterOglethorpe

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1. Wow. Just wow.

Reply to BoycottTwitter (Original post)

Wed Dec 24, 2025, 10:43 PM

Dec 24

"We think we’re in a debate, but it’s closer to a ritual. A performance of belonging, not a negotiation of facts." is the best summation ever of talking with a Trumper. Thank you for this.

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Just In Time For Christmas: How to Talk with MAGA Republicans Without Losing Your Mind [View all] BoycottTwitter Dec 24 OP

Wow. Just wow. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 24 #1

You said it. Cult. usonian Dec 24 #2

Very nice, Boycott! How did you do it? LearnedHand Dec 25 #3

How it happened BoycottTwitter Dec 26 #8

Thank you for this deep dive LearnedHand Dec 26 #9

Welcome to DU, my dear BoycottTwitter! I'm glad you're here. CaliforniaPeggy Dec 25 #4

I often think of it as being about as useful as talking to people about the fairies at the bottom of their garden EverHopeful Dec 25 #5

Facts, arguing with bumperstickers, and MAGA epistemology hvn_nbr_2 Dec 25 #6

Cut them off completely. NameAlreadyTaken Dec 25 #7

Before I quit talking to them altogether, I had a different method. Iggo Dec 26 #10