I have long since given up on engaging with liberals. I was naive, I thought if I gave liberal friends and family information, it would cause them to re-examine their positions. Nope. Just made them angry and confrontational.
Truth to liberals is like sunlight to a vampire. Bring garlic
> Just made them angry and confrontational. <
Yep. Same goes when discussing religion.
Long ago I learned to avoid bringing up politics or religion in a conversation.
Two exceptions:
1. The conversation can be fruitful when everyone present is of a like mind.
2. The conversation can be fruitful when someone not of a like mind genuinely wants to know, and so asks a question. Such instances are relatively rare.
More often the questioner really doesn’t want to know, and just asks a question in order to start an argument. I’ve become nimble at deflecting such questions.
“Nope. Just made them angry and confrontational.”
That’s my experience with my liberal brother. I think it’s because they’re saying something consciously, but their subconscious knows it’s wrong and they are basically trying to believe two conflicting ideas. Like saying, “I can’t define what a woman is”. They damn well do know what a woman is, and they know they know, so they get mad because they can’t defend the original statement.
Liberals aren’t happy unless they are unhappy...........