Any conversation with a dishonest lefties (but I repeat myself) IS beating my head against a wall.
You are afraid to answer me honestly, because you are afraid that I will use the truth against you.
Ideological leftists cannot engage in honest discussion, as they already *know* that they are right and so their sole purpose is to either guide you to their version of the truth or to silence you with either threats or Tar Baby efforts of exhaustion.
When most normal people engage in a conversation there is an implied agreement to exchange ideas, but for leftists this is merely another lie they use to serve their "cause".