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As long as people throw around some questionable bits of wisdom like it's no big deal, we have the unofficial karma police, aka ‘murderers by words.’ Except murder by words has nothing to with violence, weapons, or blood, which makes the act inherently peaceful, yet brutally powerful.

It’s because the fight is fueled by words, but not by any words. I mean witty, well-argued, and solid arguments that pierce straight through misinformation, fake news, and any other online BS that's so prominent these days. The targets can be anyone from Covid deniers to anti-vaxers to flat earthers and extreme right Trump supporters who support the Capitol riots or similar bursts of terror. And when the words come back, they do so with double the initial power.

Thanks to the prominent corner of Reddit known as the subreddit “Murdered By Words,” the karma evening selection of putdowns, clapbacks, and counter-arguments are in to show that everything you utter in this world can come back to you. Psst! Part 1 of the post with people who got brutally shut down is available here.

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You Dense Mother ---!

You Dense Mother ---!

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troufaki13
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm sure the first person thought he said something very profound...

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KatHat
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We now have 50 years of data on "trickle down economics". It doesn't work. It has never worked. We have all the proof we need that not only doesn't it work, the opposite is true - give money to the poorest and it will circulate through a neighborhood or community. Don't forget, before it was re-named "trickle down" it was called "horse and sparrow economics" - give the horse enough oats and it will s**t some out for the sparrows to dig through on the roadway. WE'RE the sparrows. Don't be fooled by right-wing economists who want to keep you poor. Their theories do not work and they do not care about you unless you're rich.

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Alexis draskinis
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In other words: give it to a poor person & they will stimulate the economy by buying goods & paying for services. Give to a rich person & they'll horde it like they always do...

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Troux
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Give $0 to a poor person, let them find their own way to take $600 from a rich person because you've sowed this discord and they've got nothing left to lose.

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Louloubelle
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Troux. Spot on. At some point the rich should understand that hungry people will do whatever they need to do to eat. And the hungry and poor will be going after the people that have the money. So, if not for the sake of decency, how about their own safety, give people a living wage.

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Something
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This person is missing the point of the stimulus anyway. Give $600 to a rich person, and that particular person can benefit from it. Give $600 to a poor person, and he will spend it, stimulating the economy like a stimulus is supposed to. A stimulus isn't even designed for the purpose of helping poor people; it mostly just takes advantage of the fact that they are the best suited for stimulating the economy.

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kjorn
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

yeah. give me 600$ i'll use it for groceries or pay debt.

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deanna woods
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Anyone who writes a comment like the first person doesn't understand what it's like to need 600 dollars.

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Lola
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh, the pleasure of not having the need to spend that money. I guess I’ll never experience it.

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Bacony Cakes
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

*becomes spaghettified due to extreme density creating an event horizon*

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wandile dludlu
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The sad part is that the person who wrote that might not even have enough money to not accept $600

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Chuck Royal
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Give $600 to a rich person and it's multiplied by 10X in a few years or less. Give $600 to a poor person, and it still goes pretty straight to the rich person, because that's how capitalism works - the only difference is that the poor person gets something out of it too when you don't give it directly to the rich person.

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cybermerlin2000
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How wealthy people beg for money while saying poor people don't need it

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Dorothy Cloud
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I like the answer. I might not have thought of that myself. Thanks.

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Thomas Turnbull
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Rich guy does not need the money so he can invest in risky business and if he loses it, its just small change. Giving it to some poor homeless person can save their life.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And the second person demonstrates why poor people remain poor. Any money they get, they think, "I'll use this money to buy these things that I really need -- like a new big screen TV." People who stay poor buy what they "need". People who get rich buy what they can afford. Sure, if someone was literally starving to death and you gave him $10, he can't afford to invest it, he needs to spend it on food just to stay alive. But fortunately, very few Americans are in that position.

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Stannous Flouride
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is a perfect analogy for Reagan/Thatcher trickle down economics.

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Gavin Magnus
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Dude the correction guy is soooooo correct and the first one is a pain in the ass

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catslave6
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To answer your (rhetorical) question: Yes, yes, some of us are truly this dense. Sad, but true.

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Sasha Kuleshov
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This motherf*ckers think we can Afford to save money when food and rent is expensive >:I

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They probably thinkjng only of homeless people with drug and alcohol addictions.

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The first person was not wrong. The response was more in depth and just as obnoxious as the first.

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Beautifully Pointing Out How Jack Doesn’t Know Why A Vaccine Is

Beautifully Pointing Out How Jack Doesn’t Know Why A Vaccine Is

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Previously, comedy writer Ariane Sherine told Bored Panda that when it comes to witty comebacks, they can be both planned and totally spontaneous.

"I've definitely come up with comebacks that are spontaneous. For instance, I told my daughter that if she didn't behave, I'd give her inheritance to a donkey sanctuary. She said, 'You wouldn't,' and I came back, 'You bet your ass!' But though I hadn't used that comeback before, I clearly had knowledge of the pun and might have used something similar in the past."

But not every comeback is equally powerful. The ones that make us thank the lord it’s not us who received them have to be well-timed, super-fast, exceptionally witty, and totally understandable to everyone. If it’s super complicated or said at the wrong time, or worst, in the wrong place, you can get scolded with an agonizing moment of silence.

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Dammit George!

Dammit George!

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How unusual to actually respect people outside of your own household...?!?!

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#6

Apparently She Was A Raging Dumbass Five Years Ago, Too

Apparently She Was A Raging Dumbass Five Years Ago, Too

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm very much against violence towards women, but Katie Hopkins might have turned out to be a more worthwhile human being if she'd been punched in the face a little more often for saying things like this.

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#8

Room Temperature Iq Is My New Favourite Insult

Room Temperature Iq Is My New Favourite Insult

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#9

Maybe She's Just Not Getting Any

Maybe She's Just Not Getting Any

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#10

I Proudly Served In The Gay Wars Of '07

I Proudly Served In The Gay Wars Of '07

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#11

All Of A Sudden “Law & Order” Doesn’t Apply?

All Of A Sudden “Law & Order” Doesn’t Apply?

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love this chicks reply. This woman was told multiple times to stop or they WILL SHOOT HER!! Just because she was a woman and in the service does not mean she does not need to comply with the law. My niece is retired from the Marines and I would say the exact same thing if she were dumb enough to do what this woman did, thankfully my niece has common sense. It sucks she was killed but she broke into a FEDERAL BUILDING WITH SECRET SERVICE AND POLICE AND MILITARY OFFICERS!!!!

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#12

Pray Away The Gay

Pray Away The Gay

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I guess it will take another 200 years before idiots understand that you can't "pray the gay away." But "therapy camps" are indeed perfect locations for gay people to meet each other. And it's true: Covid deniers often are homophobes, racists, sexists and white supremacists who also believe in practically every conspiracy theory they can find.

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#13

Such Delicate Snowflakes

Such Delicate Snowflakes

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Kindness is the easiest and the hardest quality depending on who has to show it

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#15

I Think You Will Survive The Vaccine

I Think You Will Survive The Vaccine

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nobody knows what's in a hotdog either, but I bet they've eaten one of those.

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#16

And Now, For Something Not Involving Politics

And Now, For Something Not Involving Politics

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#19

'murica, Heck Yeah!

'murica, Heck Yeah!

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In America, the customer is expected to pay the workers through tips.

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#20

Hits It Right On The Nose

Hits It Right On The Nose

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Morons! Why hide the name? They have put it on a public forum. Everyone should who the person is.

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#21

The Nerve Of The Man!

The Nerve Of The Man!

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can’t wait for this guys reaction to Trumps biography then. Sure it’ll be written in crayon and printed on orange paper but that s**t will have a million i’s in it because it’ll be all me, me, me.

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#22

Who Need Vaccine

Who Need Vaccine

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've said this before but I guess I'll say it again: No thanks, I don't need birth control cause I'm not pregnant.

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#23

The Part About Pilot's Salary Surprised Me

The Part About Pilot's Salary Surprised Me

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Naima Ebiche
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In Luxembourg, teachers and most of state essential workers (bus drivers etc) are paid between 4000 and 7000 euro a month. An it’s formidable

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#25

Murdered By The Movement They Were So Eager To Have

Murdered By The Movement They Were So Eager To Have

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#26

It's Simple Logic, And Therefore Completely Unfathomable

It's Simple Logic, And Therefore Completely Unfathomable

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#27

Found In The Window Of My Very Small, Very Red, Upstate NY Town Hardware Store

Found In The Window Of My Very Small, Very Red, Upstate NY Town Hardware Store

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#29

I Wonder If Op Ever Saw That, But Nevertheless

I Wonder If Op Ever Saw That, But Nevertheless

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

the fact that the dude has 6.9k upvotes but the person who clapped-back only has 1.1k upvotes is very sad.

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#30

Millennials Are Killing The... Baby Industry

Millennials Are Killing The... Baby Industry

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#31

Better Hope His House Doesn't Catch On Fire!

Better Hope His House Doesn't Catch On Fire!

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, I wouldn't have been surprised if the firefighters sent a bill in the US...

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#32

They're Complaining About The Wrong Type Of Female Armour

They're Complaining About The Wrong Type Of Female Armour

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This was probably the stupidest complaint about Star Wars I’ve seen, and that’s saying a lot

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#34

How The Turns Have Tabled. Trumper (Red) Gets "Triggered" And Blindly Defends Ashli Babbit

How The Turns Have Tabled. Trumper (Red) Gets "Triggered" And Blindly Defends Ashli Babbit

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She is absolutely a terrorist. And a douchebag. And now she’s dead. Stupid is as stupid does.

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#35

1) Open Mouth 2) Insert Foot 3) ??? 4) Profit!

1) Open Mouth 2) Insert Foot 3) ??? 4) Profit!

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#36

Red Is An Investor Who Keeps A Doctor On Staff, So You Know He Knows What He's Talking About

Red Is An Investor Who Keeps A Doctor On Staff, So You Know He Knows What He's Talking About

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Seriously, people should wear masks at flu season. I’ve never been so healthy as I was the last year. When I get sick it can drag out for months (I’m not exactly healthy) and I have disabled friends who could die from a cold. If anything, Corona proved that we should keep in wearing masks and washing our hands, even after it’s over

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#37

Oh Boy, Alanah Pearce Didn't Hold Back

Oh Boy, Alanah Pearce Didn't Hold Back

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#38

Ben Franklin Was A Smart Fella

Ben Franklin Was A Smart Fella

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

World population 1820 around 1 billion, 2020 nearly 8 billions. Partly thanks to vaccines.

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#39

I'm Betting Corgis Taste Like Chicken

I'm Betting Corgis Taste Like Chicken

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why shouldn't we pay people to exist? None of chose to exist, we were all forced into life whether we wanted it or not if you really think about it.

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#41

It's My God-Given Right To Spit On Other People

It's My God-Given Right To Spit On Other People

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Be gentle. You can't expect a person such as this, to strain the few brain cells they actually possess by thinking, do you?

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#42

Chinese Government Celebrates Their Human Rights Accomplishments

Chinese Government Celebrates Their Human Rights Accomplishments

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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

👉 The entire f*cking west of China is a political mess. (edit)👉Just look at Chinese Traditional Medicine for ONE second.

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#43

Wth Are Light Language And Sacred Geometry?

Wth Are Light Language And Sacred Geometry?

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#44

How Much Could A Private Island Cost, $10?

How Much Could A Private Island Cost, $10?

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These people only thrive because other people give them the power. Take that away and they have nothing to offer to society

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#45

Lions Don’t Wear Masks

Lions Don’t Wear Masks

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