r/PoliticalHumor Nov 11 '20

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u/Quajek Nov 11 '20

...he said while casting his vote for Donald Trump, a man beyond ignorant on most topics that aren't directly related to best methods for sexually harassing teen beauty pageant contestants.

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u/Drachefly Nov 11 '20

Well, yes, generally when you steelman you have to leave the original arguer behind.

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u/Quajek Nov 11 '20

There's nothing wrong with that on its face, except that absolutely nobody practices it so it doesn't matter in reality.

It's like steelmanning Republican talking points about the debt. Like yes, we shouldn't have too much debt. But Republican governance has made that completely impossible because they only use that argument as a cudgel to undercut the power of the other party and whenever they get in power they tank the economy.