The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

I don't mind getting into friendly debates, discussions, arguments, whatever you want to call them. But, I only find it lively and interesting if new thoughts and ideas are being shared. I find it dull and annoying when I share my perspective and another person rebuts that with a two- or three- word sentence. I find this to be most common when discussing the death penalty. About three years ago or so, I dated a gal for about a month. In that very month, we got along pretty well and had no fights, arguments or anything of the sort. Then, one evening, we got to discussing political issues. Abortion came up and I can understand both sides of the issue there, so there were no big arguments with that. Then, the death penalty came up and I spoke for about five minutes on why I was against it. She came back with just this, "I say, just fry the b******s!" That was it. That was her logic, her reasoning, why she supports death penalty. But, she then went on, saying, "Y...