If one has a safe minute to talk with obnoxious radical protesters, one mean but fun trick would be to skip politics altogether and hit them on existential challenges. One could say “you know you are all going to die someday? I guess since most of you are atheists, that means turn out the lights, it’s over forever. Kind of freaky and disturbing, don’t you think? And you might be remembered a few years after you are dead, but that’s really about it.”
Conservatives tend to believe in Heaven or derive enough happiness from family and friends that they can enjoy their moment in the sunlight.
Radicals have no divine assurance, tend to have few friends they really trust, and bad relationships with their families. I figure if they are going to make me feel uncomfortable, I will make them uncomfortable.
I’m not saying they would stop protesting. But rest assured it very well might ruin their day.
Yep, ruin their 15 seconds. The DC Chapter has done a good job of this in the past.