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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCOVID talk with MAGAs: I kept my mouth shut
My Maga brother and someone were talking about COVID. My brother said the government covered up tge dact invermectin cured COVID and Fauci should be in jail. I decided not to argue with them. Anything I should have said?
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COVID talk with MAGAs: I kept my mouth shut (Original Post)
Charmin One
10 hrs ago
OP
"I heard ivermectin's just a scam by big pharma to keep everybody from drinking bleach"
struggle4progress
10 hrs ago
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orthoclad
(5,176 posts)1. Dunno. Ask for their evidence?
Pick winnable fights.
Joinfortmill
(21,936 posts)2. Yikes! Don't think you coulda fixed that.
struggle4progress
(127,213 posts)3. "I heard ivermectin's just a scam by big pharma to keep everybody from drinking bleach"
Journeyman
(15,511 posts)9. Touche . . .
Tetrachloride
(9,792 posts)4. Be smug
and pour yourself a good one
RockRaven
(20,074 posts)5. Besides "gotta go, see ya" you mean?
2MuchNoise
(964 posts)6. Don't waste your breath.
Iggo
(50,133 posts)7. He's your brother...so, no.
Skittles
(173,656 posts)11. huh? um, NO
I had five brothers and I let them have it every chance I got.
flvegan
(66,668 posts)8. "You're an idiot."
Seems pretty succinct, accurate, truthful. Yeah, that.
Skittles
(173,656 posts)10. silence equals agreement
FUCK that
YOU'RE FUCKING FULL OF SHIT is the very minimum required.
YOU'RE FUCKING FULL OF SHIT is the very minimum required.
mwmisses4289
(5,171 posts)12. Look at them with either a pitying look or a contemptuous one
and ask some variation of "You really aren't that stupid, are you?" Then just walk away.