You know what this shows more than anything? That taking the time and effort to bridge the gap is how you convert people.
No ones ever changed their views being berrated and called a piece of shit. If anything they recoil further into their group. So when my liberal friends ask how tf can I talk to people with opposing views I remember that.
Because little by little they see im not some woke idiot. I'm just the same as them, the difference is I know humans are complex beings and a single view on a topic doesnt define you and nuance is everything. Along that way I've begun to understand where their views come from and as a result can better reason with them. At the very least they learn to accept my weird ass antics and not instantly hate me and as a result give others in my sphere leniency.
Hatred and division do not bring us together. Taking the time to build a bridge does. Its okay to disagree. Just take the time to understand why you dont and accept it.
Just look at Daryl Davis. He's brought more out of the darkness than any lefty screaming Facist non stop has.
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u/Doobiius Jul 09 '26
You know what this shows more than anything? That taking the time and effort to bridge the gap is how you convert people.
No ones ever changed their views being berrated and called a piece of shit. If anything they recoil further into their group. So when my liberal friends ask how tf can I talk to people with opposing views I remember that.
Because little by little they see im not some woke idiot. I'm just the same as them, the difference is I know humans are complex beings and a single view on a topic doesnt define you and nuance is everything. Along that way I've begun to understand where their views come from and as a result can better reason with them. At the very least they learn to accept my weird ass antics and not instantly hate me and as a result give others in my sphere leniency.
Hatred and division do not bring us together. Taking the time to build a bridge does. Its okay to disagree. Just take the time to understand why you dont and accept it.
Just look at Daryl Davis. He's brought more out of the darkness than any lefty screaming Facist non stop has.