Dr. Sanity has a most excellent post on leftist delusions, and it struck me as a perfect explanation of why the Brady and Joyce (redundant) shills lie about guns.
When the facts go against them, the true delusionist will alter the facts. For them it is a psychological necessity.
So arguing with them about facts and numbers is probably a waste of time.
Excellent point Alan, and they will also twist quotes to fit their agenda!
They mine the data to achieve specificly predetermined results, whether it’s data-words or data-numbers.
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You cannot use reason to budge someone from a position that he did not use reason to get to.
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We don’t argue against them to change their minds. They are too steeped in their agenda to have their minds changed. We argue against them to change the minds of the impressionable non-processors who are misguided just enough to follow them.
I said exactly the same thing in a post a few years ago. It’s readily apparent that these people can’t let their belief system crumble, given the psychological damage that would cause them.
That said, you can’t expect a delusional person to suddenly become lucid by presenting them with facts.
What next, then? Convincing them that they do not want us to actually live up to their idea of what we are?