Before I say what happened. Please understand that I am not trying to start an Iraq war debate, but I was playing devil's advocate... anyways,
I was having a conversation with a friend who I know from previous conversations believes we can't win in Iraq, thinks Obama will fix everything and thinks the government should handle all problems. Anyways, we were talking about the 2A and he used the argument, that I am sure we all have heard at some point or another, that there would be no way for the people to fight the government since they have all the planes, tanks, etc. so there is no reason anymore for people to have guns. I was about to get into a deep argument trying to take the statement and tear it apart. But it occurred to me that he was contradicting himself. So I said, "If a few armed people can't stop the might of the US Military, then how can a few thousand insurgents be kicking our ass in Iraq with nothing more that some AK-47's and some homemade bombs?"
Now like I said, my beliefs aside, he would have to either retract his previous statements about Iraq or the statement he just made about a few people holding back a military. He just stood there speechless. I think he realized that one of his statements was absurd, if not both, but you could almost see in his eyes, he didn't know which one to defend. I was quite amused. I still haven't gotten a response from him on the subject.
Anyways, has anyone else caught someone in their own argument?
I was having a conversation with a friend who I know from previous conversations believes we can't win in Iraq, thinks Obama will fix everything and thinks the government should handle all problems. Anyways, we were talking about the 2A and he used the argument, that I am sure we all have heard at some point or another, that there would be no way for the people to fight the government since they have all the planes, tanks, etc. so there is no reason anymore for people to have guns. I was about to get into a deep argument trying to take the statement and tear it apart. But it occurred to me that he was contradicting himself. So I said, "If a few armed people can't stop the might of the US Military, then how can a few thousand insurgents be kicking our ass in Iraq with nothing more that some AK-47's and some homemade bombs?"
Now like I said, my beliefs aside, he would have to either retract his previous statements about Iraq or the statement he just made about a few people holding back a military. He just stood there speechless. I think he realized that one of his statements was absurd, if not both, but you could almost see in his eyes, he didn't know which one to defend. I was quite amused. I still haven't gotten a response from him on the subject.
Anyways, has anyone else caught someone in their own argument?