sanjavalen

JJM: I challenge you to point out a single individual on planet earth who will take that position and then come around to a rational way of looking at things. Sometimes you're barking up the wrong tree, man. When someone says by their actions that they are completely irrational, I take them at their word. Unless some outside consideration (previous knowledge of them, or an audience I wish to impress upon the fact that this person is not worth listening to,) I do not bother. Besides, you don't change the world retail.

The only reason to interact with this person would be to discredit his "argument" in the face of a rational but undecided audience. However, I submit that a refutation of that non-argument is unnecessary, and anyone who is remotely rational will dismiss it out of hand.

There is no point in responding to such nonsense. Someone who responds in such a manner is not looking for rational discourse, and not giving you any actual advice. They are merely saying that their value-system is such that they do not want to hear any criticisms at all about their country, culture or government. The proper response is a punch in the mouth or, if you don't fancy an assault conviction on your record, to simply ignore the person. Edit: As an aside, another warning sign that he's not someone worth talking with is that he can't distinguish between something being illegal because its wrong (ie theft) and something just being illegal because a lot of people say so (ie not paying your taxes.) Social metaphysics, anyone?