A reminder

Recently I've been reminded of one of the more annoying of leftist tactics.

There really is no debate with these people, all their "arguments" are either built upon straw men or are designed not to exchange points of view but just to get you to shut up.

Andrew Klavan says it well:



So just remember, next time you stop yourself from engaging in debate (or simply "liking" something on Facebook) because you don't want to face the obnoxious "shut-uppery" from the left, you're letting them win.

Only about 20% of the population are leftists. 40% are conservatives with the final 40% being "independents" but the shear volume of "shut-up!" you see on a daily basis in media and in the culture you'd think they were 80%. And that's what they want you to believe. The big lie that the left is the majority is the biggest "Shut Up" of them all.

So next time you run into one of these 20%ers and they start ranting in your face trying to get you to shut up, don't sink to their level but do stand firm.