Are liberals ever going to get it through their heads to just say what they actually believe? According to Matt Walsh, a popular podcast host, this is the key to defeating them in arguments.
During an interview on Fox News, Walsh explained his strategy for winning arguments against the political Left. He recently testified before a Tennessee House committee, where he sparred with Democrat lawmakers over a bill that would ban sex-change treatments on minors.
“So, their really failed and embarrassing attempts to discredit me were not only humiliating for them, but also totally irrelevant, because even if you can prove that I’m a terrible guy, does that automatically make it okay to mutilate children then?” Walsh said. “Because that’s what we’re supposed to be talking about.”
He went on to explain the Left’s position on many issues, particularly this one, which is too “unspeakably evil” to state. He argued that they can’t even state their premise and that they simply try to discredit him instead.
“You can defeat them in an argument simply by trying to get them to state their premise,” he said. “They can’t even state their premise. I mean, [Tennessee state Rep.] Caleb Hemmer [D] does believe that 16-year-olds can consent to having body parts removed, but he can’t say that out loud because he knows how crazy it sounds. And so instead, he just falls silent.”
It’s clear that the Left is so afraid of stating what they actually believe that they would rather remain silent than face the public’s criticism. This is why Matt Walsh believes that the key to winning arguments against the Left is to get them to state their positions.
Unfortunately, it seems like they just don’t want to do that. Instead, they resort to name calling and trying to discredit the person they’re arguing with in order to avoid the real issue. It’s a cowardly move that doesn’t do anything to further the conversation.
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Transcript
Hemmer: Just curious of your definition of if you feel like people are adults at 16, should —
Walsh: People are adults at 18. But actually, your brain is not fully developed until you’re 25. So we should be having a conversation about whether we should even be doing the surgery to people at 18. But certainly before 18, it’s absurd. I mean, do you think that a 16-year-old can meaningfully consent to having their body parts removed? Do you? No?
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Carlson: Caleb Hemmer, another ghoul defending the indefensible, had no answer. God bless Matt Walsh for doing that. He’s the host of “The Matt Walsh Show,” joins us now. Matt, thank you. It’s so satisfying to watch — boy, you expose these people as truly filthy people.
Walsh: Yeah, I think, well, I mean, they expose themselves, I think, I think most of all, and the interesting thing, too, is that I’m sitting there in the hearing, I was giving my view on this bill — I’m in favor of the bill to ban the mutilation of children. I’m giving my view as a taxpayer and a private citizen, not an author of the bill. So, their really failed and embarrassing attempts to discredit me were not only humiliating for them, but also totally irrelevant, because even if you can prove that I’m a terrible guy, does that automatically make it okay to mutilate children then? Because that’s what we’re supposed to be talking about.
But they don’t want to talk about that, because they know they can’t defend their position. This is the position that Democrats and the Left are constantly in on many issues, in particular on this one, where their position is something that is so unspeakably evil that they can’t speak it. So, you can defeat them in an argument simply by trying to get them to state their premise. They can’t even state their premise. I mean, Caleb Hemmer does believe that 16-year-olds can consent to having body parts removed, but he can’t say that out loud because he knows how crazy it sounds. And so instead, he just falls silent.
Carlson: You look at someone like John Ray Clements — looks like sort of a normal person, maybe he has kids, he’s in favor of cutting the breasts off girls? I mean, how can anybody get to a place where that’s okay?
Walsh: I think, you know, I can’t see inside their their minds. But I have to imagine that most of these people know at some level that it’s wrong, but they’re just ideologically beholden to it. That again is why they don’t even attempt to defend it. And instead, we get this credentialism thing going on, as if I need credentials to know that abusing children is wrong.
Carlson: Well, as a Harvard trained physician, I agree with you. It’s wrong. Matt Walsh, great to see you. Thank you so much. Thank you.
Erica Carlin is an independent journalist, opinion writer and contributor to several news and opinion sources. She is based in Georgia.
