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steve11694 even when they have not been drinking the thinking is still blurred and the blame game and irrational mentation persists.
Exactly. And at that point, (or any really), what good is arguing? Even if you try to defend/explain something, it's not being "received" by the other side. So as someone mentioned above, very often the best response, is no response. The next choice would be a calm, rational response. Sure the other side gets angier, starts to create more chaos, or even outright lies, but you keep from being drawn into it. Thats the difference between responding and reacting.
And blame is just that, button pushing to create a reaction. We "A's" are well versed at that.