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Guidelines for responding to a MAGAT. (Original Post) generalbetrayus 20 hrs ago OP
Cockney English - "What a load of bollocks!" TheRickles 20 hrs ago #1
I just say, "I'm not talking about that with you." 50 Shades Of Blue 20 hrs ago #2
That's beautiful! CanonRay 20 hrs ago #3
Last encounter I had...I wish I was anywhere close to that elegant... MiHale 19 hrs ago #4
That's a good response, too. One of my preferred ones wnylib 13 hrs ago #40
Baseball bat upside the head GenThePerservering 19 hrs ago #5
I completely understand FoxNewsSucks 11 hrs ago #44
I want one and a bumper sticker Randomthought 9 hrs ago #46
Or say, Glaisne 19 hrs ago #6
My paternal grandma loved that one malaise 2 hrs ago #50
Laugh In Their Face and Ridicule Them! -nt Hieronymus Phact 19 hrs ago #7
Sorry, while those phrases and such are elegant and lovely, mwmisses4289 19 hrs ago #8
"codswallop", or, better yet, just walk away shaking one's head and laughing. niyad 19 hrs ago #9
I just choose block and mute options EnergizedLib 19 hrs ago #10
In person? niyad 18 hrs ago #15
I've gotten pretty good at looking through the asshole and getting a bemused look on my face. erronis 17 hrs ago #30
"I'm Looking Through You" by the Beatles started running through my head niyad 12 hrs ago #42
Tell them moonshinegnomie 19 hrs ago #11
YES!!! niyad 18 hrs ago #16
Yea verily!!! Thou dost protest too much! Ford_Prefect 19 hrs ago #12
"Methinks thou art a shithead" DinahMoeHum 19 hrs ago #13
I don't know. Ran these by my wife. She thinks "f*ing idiot" is the way to go ... KPN 19 hrs ago #14
... and on a visceral level, it's so much more gratifying to say! liberalla 15 hrs ago #36
Words matter. Humor is powerful. It's great to have choices. Be a uniter. Not a divider. littlemissmartypants 18 hrs ago #17
You're welcome, littlemisssmartypants. generalbetrayus 18 hrs ago #23
I prefer, Maj. Dude 18 hrs ago #18
Mine azureblue 18 hrs ago #19
Well, Bless Your Heart modrepub 18 hrs ago #20
Simply delicious NNadir 18 hrs ago #21
Or---Just Don't. ColoringFool 18 hrs ago #22
Verily, thy head resideth in thine arse. 11 Bravo 18 hrs ago #24
Love this.. but I choose not to talk to them. mountain grammy 18 hrs ago #25
Small change to an old retort. 'I'd agree with you on all of this, but then we'd both be treasonous, racist assholes.' Scalded Nun 18 hrs ago #26
They're not going to understand any of those guidelines. Maybe that's the point. Fil1957 18 hrs ago #27
Baffle them with bullshit. generalbetrayus 14 hrs ago #39
My go-to: "You support that creep because you're an insecure child. And a creep." Grokenstein 18 hrs ago #28
I'll never be able to do it. mdbl 18 hrs ago #29
I like these responses BeneteauBum 17 hrs ago #31
When in doubt, always go with Victorian English. ms liberty 17 hrs ago #32
I've already had a use for that on a YouTube comment -- it was too perfect William Seger 17 hrs ago #33
Or, for a short answer, "I'll pray for you," said with a look of deep concern. wnylib 13 hrs ago #41
Nah, ees a fawking idiot, govna Buddyzbuddy 15 hrs ago #34
How about "please email us when your brain catches up with your mouth" or Wonder Why 15 hrs ago #35
I am fascinated how you moved to 2 new topics before the first one was less than half discussed. Festivito 15 hrs ago #37
Talarico English: TBF 14 hrs ago #38
They stop listening after the 3rd word and start shouting incoherent insults t the top of their lungs. Martin68 11 hrs ago #43
Good stuff MW67 11 hrs ago #45
Mathematics English RainCaster 9 hrs ago #47
Ooooohhh, I'll be using this line Seinan Sensei 3 hrs ago #49
What I Say To MAGA Ariesgirl 3 hrs ago #48
To quote Barney Frank DeeDeeNY 2 hrs ago #51
After reading these responses you folks missed 303squadron 1 hr ago #52
"better be thought the fool, then open your mouth and have it confirmed. you just confirmed it" nt Javaman 1 hr ago #53

50 Shades Of Blue

(11,389 posts)
2. I just say, "I'm not talking about that with you."
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 12:25 PM
20 hrs ago

I'm already on high blood pressure medication...

MiHale

(13,005 posts)
4. Last encounter I had...I wish I was anywhere close to that elegant...
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 01:16 PM
19 hrs ago

I burst out laughing, huge belly chuckles…and walked away.

wnylib

(25,931 posts)
40. That's a good response, too. One of my preferred ones
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 07:17 PM
13 hrs ago

since what they say is so often too ridiculous for words.

Glaisne

(643 posts)
6. Or say,
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 01:34 PM
19 hrs ago

"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt."
But then again you might just get a blank stare from most MAGATs from that retort.

mwmisses4289

(4,102 posts)
8. Sorry, while those phrases and such are elegant and lovely,
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 01:41 PM
19 hrs ago

there's too many words for most magats to even have a clue as to what you are saying. "F**cking idiot" and "That's a load of bollocks" is more their speed.

niyad

(132,269 posts)
9. "codswallop", or, better yet, just walk away shaking one's head and laughing.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 01:51 PM
19 hrs ago

For the truly obnoxious ones, a hand on the shoulder, a look of deep concern, and, in a very sorrowful voice, the anxious question, "Does it hurt?" When the reply is, "does what hurt?", one replies, "does it hurt to be that fucking STUPID????"

erronis

(23,819 posts)
30. I've gotten pretty good at looking through the asshole and getting a bemused look on my face.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 03:17 PM
17 hrs ago

Like there's a minor aberration in the air - it will pass.

niyad

(132,269 posts)
42. "I'm Looking Through You" by the Beatles started running through my head
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 09:13 PM
12 hrs ago

when I read that.

DinahMoeHum

(23,598 posts)
13. "Methinks thou art a shithead"
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 02:05 PM
19 hrs ago

Ladies, how could you forget Shakespearean English???

Otherwise, if they're young, I'll say "Draft Bait" or "Cannon Fodder Toddler"

littlemissmartypants

(33,422 posts)
17. Words matter. Humor is powerful. It's great to have choices. Be a uniter. Not a divider.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 02:14 PM
18 hrs ago

Thank you for the discussion, generalbetrayus. ❤️

Maj. Dude

(47 posts)
18. I prefer,
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 02:22 PM
18 hrs ago

To say, I'll keep my opinion's to myself. But really thinking, F**ckin' Idiots.


I'm not sophisticated enough to use big words.

Scalded Nun

(1,687 posts)
26. Small change to an old retort. 'I'd agree with you on all of this, but then we'd both be treasonous, racist assholes.'
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 03:02 PM
18 hrs ago

Grokenstein

(6,354 posts)
28. My go-to: "You support that creep because you're an insecure child. And a creep."
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 03:04 PM
18 hrs ago

"You saw the obnoxious cruel frat boy character in a comedy and decided that was what you wanted to be, just without the whole going-to-school part. One smirk from Daddy's Little Inheritor and you bent over and yelled 'thank you sir may I please have another'."

BeneteauBum

(469 posts)
31. I like these responses
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 03:20 PM
17 hrs ago

It would probably befuddle most MAGATs. My inquiry is ‘why do you support hate?’. If they deny, point out that the orange creature has stated that it considers us the enemy and hates us all. Do they support that statement Y/N? It’s amazing how many just walk away from the mirror.

Peace ☮️

William Seger

(12,439 posts)
33. I've already had a use for that on a YouTube comment -- it was too perfect
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 03:43 PM
17 hrs ago
Text version for copying:

"I speak now not in malice but in earnest despair, for the conclusion you have drawn is of such astonishing simplicity that it grieves me more than I can readily convey; and yet I'm moved less to anger than to sorrow, so profoundly indeed that I find myself unable to discern whether your words arose from haste, from a species of naivety, or from a mind altogether too content with its first and poorest notion."

Wonder Why

(6,974 posts)
35. How about "please email us when your brain catches up with your mouth" or
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 05:45 PM
15 hrs ago

"I see your family tree did not survive evolution"

or

"Apparently, your ancestors couldn't come up with a pear[sic] so as to be qualified to avoid drowning when the Ark came by"

or

"The asteroid got all the intelligent relatives, I notice"

Festivito

(13,882 posts)
37. I am fascinated how you moved to 2 new topics before the first one was less than half discussed.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 05:52 PM
15 hrs ago

If they think it's a compliment, it's probably not a good idea to explain it to them. Better to have a drink with the people who are quietly chuckling along side us.

TBF

(36,600 posts)
38. Talarico English:
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 07:08 PM
14 hrs ago

“You may pray for my death, but I still love you ... I love you more than you could ever hate me.”

Or the shorter Texan version: "Well, bless your heart"

Martin68

(27,682 posts)
43. They stop listening after the 3rd word and start shouting incoherent insults t the top of their lungs.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 09:50 PM
11 hrs ago

Waste of breath.

MW67

(164 posts)
45. Good stuff
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 09:58 PM
11 hrs ago

But I fear the matter slipped those folks grasp and comprehension long ago, now we are all dealing with their foolishness

RainCaster

(13,688 posts)
47. Mathematics English
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 11:54 PM
9 hrs ago

You have perfectly proven that half of America has below average intelligence.

Seinan Sensei

(1,537 posts)
49. Ooooohhh, I'll be using this line
Fri Mar 27, 2026, 05:45 AM
3 hrs ago

Because only in Lake Wobegone
are all the children above average

Ariesgirl

(1 post)
48. What I Say To MAGA
Fri Mar 27, 2026, 05:25 AM
3 hrs ago

Facts doon't care if you don't believe them.
If you believe that I have a bridge in Brooklyn for you that's for sale
A lie is a lie no matter who believes it and the truth is the truth even if no one believes it

DeeDeeNY

(3,953 posts)
51. To quote Barney Frank
Fri Mar 27, 2026, 06:59 AM
2 hrs ago

— "Ma'am, trying to have a conversation with you would be like trying to argue with a dining room table...".

303squadron

(815 posts)
52. After reading these responses you folks missed
Fri Mar 27, 2026, 07:29 AM
1 hr ago

Wisdom has been chasing you but you have always run faster.

And Shakespeare:

“The common curse of mankind, folly and ignorance, be thine in great revenue.”

Javaman

(65,694 posts)
53. "better be thought the fool, then open your mouth and have it confirmed. you just confirmed it" nt
Fri Mar 27, 2026, 07:45 AM
1 hr ago
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