FDR Was a Total Dweeb

The most effective way to win an argument is to go "LALALALALALALA" whenever the other person tries to speak.

I can boast that I have never lost an argument due to this simple tactic. If your opponent can't get a word in edge wise then they can't prove you wrong and if they can't prove you wrong then you can't lose the argument.

For example:

Friend: "I think stealing things is bad."
Me: "No it's not it's good."
Friend: "Are you serious? Stealing is morally..."
Me: "LALALALALALALALA"
Friend: "Quit it, Stealing is just downright..."
Me: "LAAAAAAALALALLALALALLALALA"
Friend: "Stop being a child, you're just...
Me: "LEEDLELEEDLELEEDLELEE"
Friend: "Really?"
Me: "I win. I'm right."
Friend: "No you..."
Me: "RAHRAHRAHRAHRAHRAHRAH"

It frustrates your opponent to the point where he or she will decline to continue the discussion out of some sort of prideful responsibility. Usually they will mutter something like "I'm not even going to waste my time." to which it is acceptable to reply with: "FDR was the worst President ever." And that will usually get them going again because for some reason the type of people who get into debates with their friends in the first place, have weirdly strong opinions about FDR's presidency.

I mostly just like getting a rise out of people when it comes to talking politics. I can tell who I don't want to be friends with by saying something absurd like "Poor people choose to be poor because they like the attention"and seeing how they react.

Here is a list of reactions I might get and their friendship status:

"Are you serious?" -Skeptical, knows I might be joking: Friend

"Right on."-either knows I'm joking or thinks I'm serious, either way doesn't make a big deal: Friend (for now)

"I don't care." -Friend

"Blah blah blah"- this is what I hear but what they are trying to do is have an actually serious discussion about why I think that and how destructive and anti-progressive I am by saying something like that even if I am kidding. : NOT FRIEND. and in some cases : SWORN ENEMY

"Who do you think you are?"-Gets actually offended and doesn't talk to you for two weeks cause she thinks you are racist and even though you tell her you are joking and that you really aren't that racist and that my statement didn't have to do with race in the first place she still doesn't forgive you until you send her a Facebook message saying "I am sorry for being racist" at which point she grudgingly forgives you by replying "you're not. but it's chill": Somehow Friends. (true story)

Basically the whole point of this is that I don't like getting into serious political debates with people. Especially my friends. It never ends on a happy note.

I just enjoy playing devil's advocate.

But in all seriousness, the New Deal was one of the worst sets of economic and social reforms that this country has seen and it ruined America. ALSO FDR MARRIED HIS COUSIN. How gross is that? Seriously though, how have we come to accept that as a society? I think we should take away his Memorial in DC just for that. and the fact that he was in a wheel chair.

KIDDING. GEEZE.