Ethan
Invading Iraq was the right thing to do.
Percy
Only if you want the wrong thing to happen.
Ethan
I make a point and you act like a smartass? I don't think that's how a Socratic dialogue works.
Percy
I don't know how they're supposed to work. I never studied classic Greek thinkers.
Ethan
I think Socrates was a Roman.
Percy
That's because you're a kumquat.
Ethan
There you go again with the sarcasm.
Percy
There you go again with the being stupid.
Ethan
Stop!
Percy
I cant! Besides, I'm not even being sarcastic. Telling the truth is not sarcasm.
Ethan
You're tone is sarcastic.
Percy
Sarcasism is more than the tone to your voice. As it happens, I can be sarcastic in any tone I want.
Ethan
You know what I mean.
Percy
Listen, everything you've said so far has been absolutely inane. Why should anybody agree with you on the Iraq war or anything at all. I wouldn't trust you to tell me if it was raining outside. You'd get it wrong! Next time you think about opening your mouth, remember that everything you say is completely moronic. I'm done talking to you. You are an idiot.
Ethan
Oh, so I'm just an idiot then?
Percy
There! We've reached a synthesis.


