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

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
9 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
8 hrs ago

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

wnylib

(25,926 posts)
40. That's a good response, too. One of my preferred ones
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 07:17 PM
2 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
8 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

(4,095 posts)
8. Sorry, while those phrases and such are elegant and lovely,
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 01:41 PM
7 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

(132,260 posts)
9. "codswallop", or, better yet, just walk away shaking one's head and laughing.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 01:51 PM
7 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
6 hrs ago

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

niyad

(132,260 posts)
42. "I'm Looking Through You" by the Beatles started running through my head
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 09:13 PM
24 min ago

when I read that.

DinahMoeHum

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

Ladies, how could you forget Shakespearean English???

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

littlemissmartypants

(33,413 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
7 hrs ago

Thank you for the discussion, generalbetrayus. ❤️

Maj. Dude

(47 posts)
18. I prefer,
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 02:22 PM
7 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
6 hrs ago

Grokenstein

(6,351 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
6 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

(459 posts)
31. I like these responses
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 03:20 PM
6 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
5 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
3 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
3 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
2 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"

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