The debate is going well for you.\u00c2\u00a0 Your opponent is from the far left, so it’s pretty easy to counter all his canned talking points.\u00c2\u00a0 As you back him further into a corner he fires back, “Obviously, you don’t like brown people.”\u00c2\u00a0 Bam!\u00c2\u00a0 He’s trying to shut you down with the left’s favorite weapon: The Race Card.<\/p>\n
It’s designed to derail the conversation.\u00c2\u00a0 If you deny it you’ll look defensive, and most denials resemble clich\u00c3\u00a9s that are used by real racists.\u00c2\u00a0 (“Some of my best friends are\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6”)\u00c2\u00a0 If you ignore it the lefty will just re-spew the accusation.\u00c2\u00a0 If you point out this is a common scummy trick, they’ve succeeded changing the subject.<\/p>\n
It’s also designed to discount you as a worthless person. Real racists are rotten, ignorant people, so if they can smear you with the label, and believe it themselves, it’s easy to discount anything you say, because who cares about a racist’s opinion?<\/p>\n
Do you disagree with any of Obama’s policies?\u00c2\u00a0 Racist!\u00c2\u00a0 Think illegal immigration is a problem?\u00c2\u00a0 Racist!\u00c2\u00a0 Dislike Islam?\u00c2\u00a0 Racist!\u00c2\u00a0 (It doesn’t matter how many times you smartenize them to the simple fact that Islam isn’t a race.)\u00c2\u00a0 Oppose any <\/em>social programs?\u00c2\u00a0 Racist!\u00c2\u00a0 In the mind of a hard core lefty any opinion that disagrees with theirs is somehow racist.<\/p>\n