How do you respond to "don't love it, leave it"?

joseph_elmhurst — Sun, 15 Jan 2006 19:32:50 -0800

[Rhetoricalhelpfilter]:What is a rational response to "if you don't love it, leave it"? On a few different occasions I've gotten into friendly (and no-so-friendly) debates about US foreign policy which have ground to a halt when my opponent used the golden oldie, "...if you don't love it, leave it" (or a variation thereof).

That argument, to me, is almost Goodwin-esque in its inanity. What's a respectful, logical way to respond?

A sad, sad song?

insideout — Fri, 18 Mar 2005 09:59:03 -0800

Is the Merle Haggard song "That's the Way Love Goes" a break up song? Lyrics (but you might have to hear Merle sing it for the full context):

I've been throwing horseshoes,
Over my left shoulder.
I've spent most all my life,
Searchin' for that four-leafed clover.
When you ran with me,
Chasing my rainbows,
An' honey, I love you, too,
And that's the way love goes.
That's the way love goes, babe;
That's the music God made,
For all the world to sing.
It's never old; it grows.
Losing makes me sorry;
Well, now honey, don't worry.
Don't you know, I love you too.
That's the way love goes.

That's the way love goes, babe;
That's the music God made,
For all the world to sing.
It's never old; it grows.
Losing makes me sorry;
You say: "Honey, now don't worry.
"I love you too."
That's the way love goes.

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How do you respond to "don't love it, leave it"?

A sad, sad song?