if you don't like it | Matthew Dicks

Verbal Sparring: If you don’t like it, leave.

By Matthew Dicks | September 26, 2016 |

“If you don’t like it, leave,” in all its variations, is a coward’s argument. It’s an argument made by people who are afraid of debate, don’t understand logic, and want to escape the fray as quickly as possible. “If you don’t like, leave,” implies that arguing for change is not permissible. “If you don’t like,…