# Rants are Read, Vileness Abrew (February mini-rants)

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [February 2, 2025, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rants-are-read-vileness-abrew-february-mini-rants/1013747 "2025-02-02T03:25:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rants-are-read-vileness-abrew-february-mini-rants/1013747/203 "2025-02-27T21:25:47Z")

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> [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](#):
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> Repeatedly asking something firmly instead of letting it go **is** demanding. Just stop getting into online fights with people over politics. _You will not change their minds_. Demanding they give you proof will just cause them to dig their heels in further and _you_ will be the only one getting upset and angry, not them.

It’s not just politics. In [this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-people-send-you-links/1014866/8) post, from another thread today he refused to watch a video that his sister sent him because he didn’t know what it was about. He describes the back & forth with her where she stated, “Just watch it”, which is a confirmation that she sent him a video (so not a concern that she was hacked & this is a malicious link) but he still wouldn’t back down & watch it until he got his ‘proof’.

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