[Cincinatus' Wife]

.....I have proven this point time and time again with both conservative friends and family. Once the truth is exposed to them, for the most part, they revert to alinsky tactics and refuse to discuss any further.

Spoken like most libertarians -- seldom wrong and never in doubt -- completely convinced of their superior intellect.

[Yashcheritsiy]

Spoken like most libertarians -- seldom wrong and never in doubt -- completely convinced of their superior intellect.

That's okay, I still have yet to see a libertarian refute the arguments against private roads.

[joe fonebone]

Your response is a perfect example of alinsky tactics..

put down, cut down, let down and shut down, without delivering anything of value to the discussion..

However, I am of a superior intellect, so that part is correct... :)

[Sapwolf]

Yep. He does not understand that in his case they went Alinsky on him not because he won an argument, but because he is an incredibly annoying person.

They can’t make the distinction between persuasion/process and the end goal or results.

To reach a goal..say convincing someone of your opinion, you can’t bludgean them. Yet, most Paul supporters don’t know how to argue to persuade. They are out to win.

And..if we join this battle with the Left to simply win then we will lose because the purpose is to educate politely and persuade others of our argument, not conquer them.