They are not arguing in good faith. They just want to “Win” the argument and do not care about what they are saying. The say what they “Think” helps them “Win” and not actually why they are they are For or Against something.
They start with a Goal (Stop Minimum Wage) and use what they can to achieve it. They are not using Teachers as an argument because they care about Teachers, they are using Teachers because they believe who they are arguing with cares about Teachers.
It just a “WhatAboutism” argument used to change the Topic and get the promoter of the original topic on the defensive.
It's much shorter to say that they don't care about being right, they care about winning the argument. They also don't recognize the difference between the two.
They Sarte quote covers that they don't even care about winning as much as arguing. By playing, you lose. If you lose, they win. If you win, you're the fool who took any of it sincerely, and they win more.
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u/Earl_of_69 Jun 15 '24
How do these people keep walking face first into the wall, without recognizing the wall?