I watched that one, and I have a great deal of respect for someone willing and able to change their minds on an opinion they hold so dear no matter the circumstances. I’ve watched it play out in those around me.
Neighbors of victims of a home invasion became gun-carrying citizens literally overnight. They formerly were staunchly pro-gun-control and no-guns-in-our-house.
A co-worker moved here from a very liberal area and held very liberal views. After spending months treating system-gaming dead beat welfare & disability recipients with a severe case of the gimme’s (a huge portion of the local population) she changed her politics completely. We talked about it a lot and she realized that it wasn’t just a bizarre pocket of system-gaming corruption, but an inevitable though unintended consequence of the welfare system.
People can change their minds. Even liberals. How many of us on here used to be liberal, albeit only when we were young and ignorant and foolish? I think we need to keep on working to change minds through Arpaio’s sort of scenario, and then keep talking to them. Once they’ve had a paradigm shift in one area of their political thinking, it’s easier to help them see the errors in the rest of their viewpoints as well.
Insightful. You're right on this MwFs...