• Zombiepirate@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    It’s hard to know if the dipshits who say this are really that stupid or if they’re ideological zombies just saying what they think will win an argument in the moment.

    But I think it’s both.

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      8 hours ago

      It’s both, but not always both at the same time.

      There are the lead grifters who are in it for clicks, then there are the poor dumbasses who really think this is the answer to their vague feelings of anger and frustration.

      But it’s a sliding scale; there’s a whole lot of combos in between.

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      9 hours ago

      When Benny Shaps says it, I think it’s about winning an argument but it’s so hard to tell. I can imagine some people living in their bubble for so long that they start believing their own crap.

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        9 hours ago

        Yeah, I think there’s a distinction between the “intellectuals” and the rank-and-file idiots.

        Shapiro once insisted that his wife told him vaginas should be bone-dry to win an argument, so I think you’re right there.