If you respond to refute their claim -even if successful- you’ve taken the bait and accepted the frame of their mimetic rivalry. You’ve amplified their claim by giving it attention. I suggest, sidestep their frame and respond with your own. If they refuse to engage, mock ‘em. Gil’s ideas may differ
Another approach is pure dismissal: “are you sure you meant to say something like that out loud?” or “why would you ask a dumb question like that?”
100% agree with this. It was working last summer with the whole “weird” thing. But then that got dropped for some reason.
💯 The big 🧠 political consultants are a proven albatross for the Dems
True. It feels like the dem consultants hate the Dem base and do everything in their power to ignore and keep them quiet whereas the Republicans fear their base and do everything to keep their base focused on anything besides them.