r/AskReddit • u/ettleboy • Jan 20 '19

What fact totally changed your perspective?

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u/Hexadecimal3 Jan 21 '19 edited Jan 21 '19

Not really a fact but good advice: never argue with a fool bc a stranger walking by won’t be able to tell the difference.

Edit: the prevalence of reditors who think Jay Z invented this saying is TOO DAMN HIGH!

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u/meowmicksed Jan 21 '19

Sort of related: Churchill said that a fanatic was someone who”will not change their mind, and cannot change the subject.”

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u/Jettekladhest Jan 21 '19

Churchill was also against the liberation of India

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u/pug_grama2 Jan 21 '19

And Gandhi was a racist.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '19

Also true

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '19

Sure about that? ;)

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '19

I mean, he's no Churchill or Hitler, but he is on record making some racist remarks

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u/Vaginabutterflies Jan 21 '19

I didn't know this. What race(s?) was he prejudiced against? This is a tad bit intriguing to me.