Political debate with liberals is basically impossible in America today because liberals are calling names while conservatives are trying to make arguments.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The debate in the Republican Party needs to be between libertarians and conservatives.
Liberals are sometimes defined as people who can't take their own side in an argument.
We need to punch back against the extremes of both the left and the right and define the terms of the debate ourselves.
One thing about liberals: It doesn't even occur to them that there is another side to an argument. They are so convinced of the righteousness of their own position that it doesn't dawn on them that a reasonable person might have a different viewpoint.
Debates require a lot of hard work and preparation. If you try to wing it, it shows.
I often debate liberals on Fox News Channel who tend to start yelling and attacking when they run out of facts or common sense. I suppose these folks figure if they bow up and get in our faces, we'll just back down and see the world their way.
If we're going to have debates, let's have real debates.
Debate is almost non-existent and no one is apparently accountable to anybody apart from their political party bosses. It is bad news for democracy in this country.
The main difference between liberals and conservatives is that conservatives are honest about it. We're kind of dorks about it. We are kind of like Dungeons and Dragons geeks.
Arguing, in the sense of attempting to convince others, has gone out of fashion with conservatives.