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> What exactly is being pushed onerously upon these people that’s making them push back? Mask requirements in a pandemic? Taxes? Cancel culture? Seat belt laws?
by BuyMyBitcoins 5y ago
> What exactly is being pushed onerously upon these people that’s making them push back? Mask requirements in a pandemic? Taxes? Cancel culture? Seat belt laws? Gun buying restrictions? Brown neighbors? I’m not sure I follow.”
Something about this post bothers me. It starts off making an attempt to understand the other side but then the tone shifts and non-sequiturs enter. And I think it’s the “I’m not sure I follow”, said like it’s some punchline that seals the deal.
Do we want to explore the situation or do we want upvotes for taking cheap shots at a straw man?
- version_five 5y ago"I'm not sure I follow" in this context is a kind of low brow rhetorical technique, used to try and make the recipient feel stupid or inferior and drop their argument as a result. I've also seen it used for objection handling by mattress or car salesmen.