It's so difficult to figure out how to offer support and also be honest with someone you love … - Mallory Ortberg

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When they can't win a debate (can they ever?), leftists deploy what the late novelist<br>philosopher Ayn Rand called the argument from intimidation. Instead of trying to refute the other side, they label their opponents' position evil, attribute sinister motives to its adherents, and charge that its proponents are encouraging violence.

Mallory Ortberg

It's so difficult to figure out how to offer support and also be honest with someone you love who's in a damaging relationship without making them feel defensive and retreating even further into isolation.

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