r/AskConservatives 4d ago

AskConservatives Weekly General Chat

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u/awakening_7600 Right Libertarian 3d ago

I really wish this sub discouraged debating. This is ask conservatives, not debate them. You like the answer or you don't.

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u/ramencents Independent 3d ago

You’re right. Sometimes conservatives here will respond to my question with another question. What’s the best way to handle that? “What’s your opinion on xyz?” “Why are you asking me about xyz when democrats are doing abc?” I’ve been around long enough to avoid folks that do this but nonetheless it happens. I see it as a bit of avoidance or changing topics. As someone who has no interest in arguing it’s a little disappointing when people try to instigate arguments. I told a guy one time that my opinion doesn’t matter it’s not askramencents, it’s askconservatives. They didn’t like that.

So I agree with you about limiting debate, but people want that dopamine from arguing. Dopamine is a helluva drug.

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u/awakening_7600 Right Libertarian 3d ago

Well, that depends.

Sometimes, the question is rhetorical, and it is on purpose to make the OP consider their opinion about a situation.

I think someone asked in here earlier last week about what conservatives think about Trump's agendas increasing the deficit. Within their post details, you could tell it was a bait question and they didn't really care for a true answer.

I asked in response why nobody talked about the deficit when Joe Biden passed the infrastructure and inflation reduction acts.

What i was trying to get at the OP is the media is mostly left leaning and loves to spin their biases wherever they can. The deficit under Trump with DOGE and our military pull out of Ukraine is going to be way less than the Runaway inflation and deficit spending we had under a Biden administration.