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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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Due For Some Good Luck Eventually

Due For Some Good Luck Eventually

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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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Sarah Has Been Reported Dead

Sarah Has Been Reported Dead

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Apparently She Was A Raging Dumbass Five Years Ago, Too

Apparently She Was A Raging Dumbass Five Years Ago, Too

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This Belongs Here

This Belongs Here

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Room Temperature Iq Is My New Favourite Insult

Room Temperature Iq Is My New Favourite Insult

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

And that's Celcius not farenheight 😂😂

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

Typical mindset from someone who worships ‘Murcia blindly. They think they have rights because they have choices at the Chinese buffet and Walmart.

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

All while neglecting the fact that their "choices" are all owned by the same 2-3 companies that are throwing the same product in different packages, at different price points...

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

The more I learn about America the less free I realise they are. The permits / licenses need for just about everything. I mean getting a ticket for walking off the pavement WTF?

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

Really? What is the reason for that? Not that I think you're missing much. Extremely thin chocolate with something made of plastic inside a plastic egg... or at least that's what they used to be.

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

That's some serious burn. And he didn't even have to mention school shootings, flat earth, morbid obesity, inhumane health system, or anything like that, just wow.

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

flat earth is not exclusive to America we just elected a dumbass for a couple of years.

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A.E. Marlowe
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Non-trolling reply: I've had a decent number of conversations with my fellow 'Mericans about what "rights" we have, and it's a somewhat popular opinion that every non-US country is one step away from being a Soviet gulag in terms of rights.

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

Room temp IQ. That would be you Gary, so see if you can find somebody to explain that to you.

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

Yah...we Colonials had guns, so we were able to kick your king's butt. Then we started the first democratic republic. It's been two centuries, dude. Let it go.

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

I'm an American, and even I know that Americans are the worst!

*sigh*, The Yellow Teletubby
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

as an American, I sincerely apologize if you have to come across an IQ leak- some of them slip through the cracks and escape, and they ruin our image even further than we've already done LMAO

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

Gary Clements we in the UK have a lot more rights than you. You had Trump for president, enough said.

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

Odd. I am allowed homemade cheese. And me, the cheese, and my gun can actually leave my home and shop, drive, run the hiking paths, go to church, dinner, movie. Eventually all that will come back to the UK. If you really want it.

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

Because only people with high IQs should have constitutional rights. Or something.

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

Soon Americans will have no rights so settle down. Embrace fascism.

Hae'vyn Smith
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In America we use farenheit, which is a perfectly reasonable IQ rating (in Arizona...in July)

Nothanks L. Walk
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I normally say shoesize IQ, but I like this room temperature IQ variant a lot! :D

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

We have the right to an education well above that dense cockbasket. Who makes these things up? No rights! 🤣

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

I think I will go with the pasteurized cheese if it's just the same.

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

No. It's UK. Definitely. You know how those people's brains work : America = awesome = freedom; the rest of the world = shithole countries = tyrannies.

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CowboyHank
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I would much rather deal with a firearm than unpasteurized cheese.

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'murica, Heck Yeah!

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Well, Yes, But Not Really, No

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When Military Is More Important Than Health Care

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Under A Post About A Woman Finding Her Cat Alive 16 Days After A Tornado

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Yes, Sit Down, Please

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It's A Valid Question, Dave

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Yeah, But, Not When We Do It!

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