That has been my experience as well. Either that or screaming their point in my ear. Never a logical discussion.
Many also have no clue what’s going on in the US let alone the world...so even simple dialogue is difficult. Makes you wonder why they even bother to vote at all. Guess they are indeed the followers of the Piped Piper.
I have found that the only way to shut them up is to vomit their own leaders words into their mouths.
I have a “friend” at work (I do genuinely care for) that is extremely liberal (thinks Cha was a great man) sometimes the only way I can say to shut him up about Sarah or conservative women is to ask him if he thinks that ALL conservative women are stupid or is it just Sarah? I will also just through out there when he is going on about conservatives and/or Sarah, Don’t worry about it Dad we conservative women are just a bunch or “stupid, whore bitches”. It’s slow training but it seems to be working.
I don’t believe in being tactful, I believe back in your face full steam ahead.