“You think you have a monopoly on the truth.”
I have run across this phrase, and others like it, far too many times. I’d like to encourage you never to use it again. It’s the worst kind of cop out, and an inherently hypocritical statement.
Copping Out
When a person is arguing his point, but his opponent won’t relent, he’ll start arguing for the fifth. What I mean is that he’ll say things about his opponent and opposing position that will force either an incriminating response or an invocation of the Fifth Amendment. The goal of that statement is to, first of all, put an opponent in her place, as well as point out some level of arrogance on her behalf; it has the added bonus of getting oohs from progressive audiences, most of whom are, like 13-year-old girls, thinking, “OOOOHHHH, burn!”
The great (slight exaggeration) experiment is over. The short reason is that we couldn’t get along. It may be for the best though, because it was bound to be nothing but…well, an argument. That’s not necessarily bad, but, I’ll admit, I tend to go for the throat. Sometimes sarcastic, sometimes aggressive, always on point.
