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Mr.Bill

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12. I think I will remove the first two sentences

Reply to G_j (Original post)

Sun Feb 2, 2020, 07:34 PM

Feb 2020

and print that on cards and just hand them to people the moment they say anything positive about Trump.

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When Debate Is Futile: Bertrand Russell's Remarkable Response to a Fascist's Provocation [View all] G_j Feb 2020 OP

What an incredibly nice way to tell someone Phoenix61 Feb 2020 #1

Beautiful. liberalmuse Feb 2020 #2

Excellent read! kentuck Feb 2020 #3

+1000 smirkymonkey Feb 2020 #4

K & R malaise Feb 2020 #5

happy to have stumbled on it G_j Feb 2020 #7

I agree with him 100% malaise Feb 2020 #8

IOW, don't feed the trolls. nt tblue37 Feb 2020 #30

Good one! calimary Feb 2020 #25

Thank you for posting this response. Brother Mythos Feb 2020 #6

Russell is one of my heroes RussBLib Feb 2020 #9

I've read that book a hundred times -- very influential, indeed. nt Nay Feb 2020 #13

One of my favorites, too. paleotn Feb 2020 #17

It guided my thinking for a long time Bob Loblaw Feb 2020 #29

Mine too! burrowowl Feb 2020 #34

Thank you Hekate Feb 2020 #10

Bertrand Russell shared the Earth when I did? underpants Feb 2020 #11

I think I will remove the first two sentences Mr.Bill Feb 2020 #12

Very apt response, by Mr Russell. wendyb-NC Feb 2020 #14

I tried for over 3 years to reason with the MAGA crowd, before admitting defeat at the futility of chia Feb 2020 #15

One of my favorites. paleotn Feb 2020 #16

Talk about genteel! dchill Feb 2020 #18

P.S. And the horse you rode in on. OMGWTF Feb 2020 #19

G_j, can't thank you enough for posting Russell's sagacity. Brilliant! n/t Prof.Higgins Feb 2020 #20

absolutely G_j Feb 2020 #23

K&R PatSeg Feb 2020 #21

Love it. K&R crickets Feb 2020 #22

"cruel bigotry, compulsive violence, and the sadistic persecution" Hortensis Feb 2020 #24

He's a much better person than am I . . . Richard D Feb 2020 #26

SUBPOENA THEM ALL !!! Hulk Feb 2020 #27

Translation: LudwigPastorius Feb 2020 #28

Russell is magnificent. Orrex Feb 2020 #31

I know someone I could send that to Poiuyt Feb 2020 #32

Thank you for posting this today cp Feb 2020 #33

Thanks for this. I'll keep a copy for a time when I might be able to use it myself. Nitram Feb 2020 #35

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