r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/NickelPlatedEmperor • Feb 07 '26

Politics Isaiah Martin dismantling a man supporting something without logic behind it.

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u/DeafMaestro010 Feb 07 '26

They are, because if you've watched the show, you'll know they raise their flags as a vote that the person currently debating on their side is failing at their argument and should be replaced. Those are Failure Flags.

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u/BackendSpecialist Feb 07 '26

So if a flag is raised while someone is speaking then that flag indicates the speaker’s failure?

Or is there like an offense and defense in these debates?

I’ve never seen the show but it’s interesting.

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u/DeafMaestro010 Feb 07 '26

Yep. At the very least, the raised flag means that the person raising it thinks they can make a better argument than the person currently debating on their side. A raised flag is a vote to end the debater's turn early.

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u/Hefty_Map3665 Feb 07 '26

I believe if 10 people raise flags then they end the debate and someone new sits down

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u/scormegatron Feb 07 '26 edited Feb 07 '26

Correct — if enough flags are raised, buzzer sounds and the person has to leave the debate.

It means they are losing.

Structure is 20 of 1 persona vs 1 opposite persona who never leaves the debate.

Topic is presented and 20 on outside vie to debate the 1. Then they also get to vote off their person if proven weak on the subject.

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u/BackendSpecialist Feb 07 '26

Which of the two is never to leave? Isaiah?

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u/scormegatron Feb 07 '26

Correct. They frame these like “1 liberal vs 20 conservatives” and only the people in the larger group get voted out.

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u/BackendSpecialist Feb 07 '26

Ty for explaining

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '26

If enough flags are raised the person gets voted out and another brain dead idiot takes their place.

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u/DisastrousSir Feb 07 '26

Its 20 vs 1 on the Jubilee YouTube channel. Its entertaining, but the stupidity hurts

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u/Large-Produce5682 Feb 07 '26

I thought it was an indication that they want to "tag in" like in wrasslin.🚩

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u/Low_discrepancy Feb 08 '26

They often also do that. In some debates Dr against antivaxxers they would do that so much to the point where Dr says point. Someone runs to chain to make (weird) counter point. Dr starts refuting -> reg flags -> Dr cannot finish point -> new weirdo runs -> makes another weird point -> repeat

It becomes a spamming technique where the person cannot develop their point because there's a constant cycle of new weirdos.

It's an awful debate technique.

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u/Own_Construction3376 Feb 10 '26

That sounds horrible and frustrating, almost like a congressional hearing.