"To anger a conservative lie to him. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth." Teddy Roosevelt

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[–]TokLwdSaNthg 29 insightful - 12 fun29 insightful - 11 fun30 insightful - 12 fun -  (6 children)

A made-up fake quote. To anger anyone pretend to tell the truth with fake lies. Here’s a real one:

“If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month.” - Theodore Roosevelt

[–]ctvzbuxr 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Well, the good thing about a wise quote like this is, it usually doesnt matter who said it.

[–]magnora7 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The OP isn't wise though, it's just partisan hackery

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    [–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

    teddy roosevelt would call that a big stick

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      [–]Fitter_Happier 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

      "It's hard to sit with a big stick up your ass. I learned this the hard way.", Eleanor Roosevelt.

      [–]LesbianOutlaw 26 insightful - 4 fun26 insightful - 3 fun27 insightful - 4 fun -  (2 children)

      Bullshit. Both sides screech when you tell them the truth. They both want to live in their echo chambers undisturbed.

      [–]magnora7 18 insightful - 3 fun18 insightful - 2 fun19 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

      This. I get tired of the "my side is logical, but half the country bad and dumb!" tribalism. Time for humanity to grow up and shed this pepsi vs coke nonsense

      [–]quickbeam 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

      I would say something more like "many people on both sides screech when you tell them the truth." I believe there are truth telling conservatives and leftists. And I know moderates/centrists that can't handle hearing true information. In other words, I don't think any section of the political spectrum has the monopoly on rationality and kindness. I do think we should encourage the development of both qualities across the political spectrum.

      [–][deleted] 19 insightful - 2 fun19 insightful - 1 fun20 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

      https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/mar/11/facebook-posts/no-teddy-roosevelt-never-said-quote-about-liberals/

      I had a feeling this really didn't sound right... this guy was alive in 1858-1919.

      [–]muellermeierschulz[S] 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

      Pants on fire. Thank you! The quote is nonetheless a good one.

      [–][deleted] 11 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 0 fun12 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

      If you think any given ideology has a monopoly on truth, you're the one being lied to.

      [–]KennyLogins 1 insightful - 4 fun1 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 4 fun -  (0 children)

      To anger a Conservative, lie to him. Ok, I'll bite. OP, Your post is BRILLIANT and you're an INTELLIGENT man!

      Your anger at this moment should be 10/10.

      [–]PencilPusher55 12 insightful - 8 fun12 insightful - 7 fun13 insightful - 8 fun -  (4 children)

      To anger a saidit user, call him a JEW

      [–]kokolokoNightcrawler 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

      does it rhyme?

      [–]JasonCarswell 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

      Like history repeats.

      Like history repeats.

      [–]Guts 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

      You seem to be a one-issue commenter

      [–]King_Brutus 9 insightful - 7 fun9 insightful - 6 fun10 insightful - 7 fun -  (0 children)

      "Don't believe every quote you see on the internet" - Abraham Lincoln

      [–][deleted] 8 insightful - 4 fun8 insightful - 3 fun9 insightful - 4 fun -  (0 children)

      Conservatives fucking love being lied to nowadays, they can't get enough of it from daddy Trump

      [–]dazedandsubdued 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

      maybe back in 1900

      [–]O_malakas 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

      If I was 14 and a right wing edgelord I would fucking adore this quote

      [–]Raavan 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

      If I *were

      [–]dashiefan 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

      To anger anyone who feels the need to fully associate with an ideology, tell them something they don't like.

      [–]Fitter_Happier 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

      “To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.”, Iggy Pop

      [–]Archie 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

      This is a community of radical feminists. Most people here don't support conservatives. Abortion is a much more important issue than trans stuff.

      [–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

      saidit isn't all radical feminists

      [–]NaughtyUnicorn 1 insightful - 3 fun1 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

      Reddit = incel neck-beards and social-justice warring Karens, Saidit = Jew hating Nazis and angry clam-smacking muff-munchers.

      [–][deleted] 4 insightful - 5 fun4 insightful - 4 fun5 insightful - 5 fun -  (0 children)

      so basically saidit is 100% better

      [–]Tom_Bombadil 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

      I'm a Jewish Karen, with a neck-bearded muff.

      [–]Archie 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

      My bad, I'm not used to the new interface. I thought I was on gendercritical.

      [–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

      I'm sorry I thought this was America.

      [–]TruthTeller 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

      Making up fake quotes is a classic right-wing move. If you had the slightest idea of who Teddy Roosevelt was, you would know that he would slice the balls off of people like you.

      [–]quickbeam 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

      Teddy Roosevelt would be branded a socialist for his environmental and anti-corporate views these days. I think he would find modern conservatism unrecognizable and unpalatable.

      [–]TheOnyxGoddess 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

      Skeptical about who said it, love how true it is.

      I just thought up a new one guys:

      "Whoever pays you the most is the most right"

      WHO, 2019