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Deb M. (MN)'s avatar

Thank you, Qasim. I definitely cannot argue with your logic and knowledge. I should add, I also used to love a good discussion, but now I fear those people I do not know well enough to trust.

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Patrick Sheppard's avatar

This reminds me of the circular logic malfunction that computers occasionally fall into when too many inputs overwhelm the circuitry and the little circular arrow continues forever. Sadly, it appears that any input into some closed, shallow minds causes another type of logic malfunction. Unlike CTRL-ALT-DEL which closes the operation down allowing a restart of the operation, this doesn't work on a human brain. The brain won’t accept any input so there are no logic functions operating period. 🤔😖

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Steve Schwab's avatar

More proof that it is waste of time to reason with MAGAts?

Is it like wrestling with pigs, or teaching pigs to sing?

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PR's avatar

Wow… thanks for showing this line if thinking. So eye opening

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Sidney E Irving's avatar

I had an old friend like this that I finally blocked on Facebook. It was so irritating. I got tired of hitting my head against the wall

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Ellen Barry's avatar

Why debate a moron? Why continue to educate a deliberate idiot? He isn’t interested in facts: he’s interested in demonstrating his allegiance to hatred.

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Deb M. (MN)'s avatar

I am glad for the Qasims of this world, but I cannot denigrate Matthew for who he is. The current occupant of the White House is a master at using partial falsehoods, and for people like Matthew, nothing anybody says will convince him because he believes that person in the White House will fix what is wrong in his (Matthew's) life.

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Elizabeth's avatar

The use of corporate / donor class owned AI at the top of search engines, to find “facts”, is enlightening.

It shows why unity in the present class conflict will not be won through debate.

I’m glad you did this. We need more of this. As it evolves, maybe better debate will be engaged and common ground will be found.

The issue is, I don’t think the present propaganda encourages debate. There’s a lot of meme-ing flying around about “being done with democrats” as in this is it, they need to “go.” The how or where on this is not spelled out.

This motif is more than a little chilling. And it may further explain his rather light and flippant approach to fact seeking.

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Virgin Monk Boy's avatar

Arguing with “Google Scholarship Guy” is like playing chess with a pigeon. He knocks over the pieces, poops on the board, then declares checkmate. You kept him pinned to one claim. He kept sprinting to culture-war Mad Libs. Classic propaganda loop. Zero receipts. Infinite rage.

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Regina Islas's avatar

""Your argument is basically someone who argues, “Did you know that metal rusts when exposed to oxygen? If that’s what oxygen can do to hard metal, imagine what damage Oxygen does to your soft lungs? Stop breathing Oxygen.”"

Brilliant Qasim-keeping Matthew to the point was quite a task, well done. I don't think he understood, at all, why Google AI wasn't the equivalent of your citation of actual cases, not your job though you gave it an excellent effort! Mad props Brother! 🔥

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Loretta Sweet's avatar

Thank you for taking the time to engage with this person and then sharing it.

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Kathe OConnor's avatar

😮 I’m just gonna say wow

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Robert's avatar

Great story writing! I see you have video proof that you were at said event. The story on the other hand seems kind of suspicious. Did you conveniently lose or forget your phone during this debate? The cussing and insults coming from "Matthew" align alot with the many videos I've seen of the reaction from the left. If it walks and talks like a duck...you know.

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Fran Carbonaro's avatar

To get a (particularly male) Trump supporter to admit he “is wrong” is a near impossible task. My own brother was one. May he rest in peace.

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Susan Linehan's avatar

I'm thinking that maybe Matthew thinks "due process" means "gets to stay in the US?" I wonder if he ever googled "what is due process?"

Even the Expedited Removal statutes state that if the person caught at the border claims asylum or a fear of persecution, there has to be a hearing. Even the guy who catches the person has to determine whether the person is inadmissible under specific statues. If so, and no request for asylum/fear or persecution, there need not be any "FURTHER" hearing or review.

All the Expedited Removal says is that for a limited number of aliens an immigration court order isn't needed to deport. Though under our current immigration courts, a lot of the process is far from "due."

I'm curious--DID Obama deport people other than those with deportation or expedited removal orders?

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Kaija Reiss's avatar

Wow. Thank you for posting this.

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David E. Roy  Ph.D.'s avatar

This reads like a one-act play in the style of, “Waiting for Godot.” And about as long. Your patience & focus are admirable.

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