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Archie's Guide to Having That Conversation
a month ago
Hey.
Do you have one of those friends or family members?
You know, the ones that have started using words like 'woke' and 'globalist'? The ones that have started watching PragerU videos on YouTube and are now parroting a bunch of easily disproved misinformation as if it's gospel?
Who am I kidding, of course you do. Everyone has one of those these days.
Well. Today, I am going to help. Talking with them can be difficult, and you are under no obligation to do it. But a lot of us want to. A lot of desperately wish we could keep our friends and loved one from getting caught up in the gears of far right propoganda. I can help guide you.
Changing someone's mind is an art, and far too many people these days treat it as if it's a battle. If you really want to change someone's mind, if you're dedicated towards swaying the other person, then here's my top tip.
Find something to agree with them about.
No. Don't lie to them. Don't say you agree with them about something you don't.
No. Don't compromise on your own beliefs just for the purpose of agreeing with them.
But do find something to agree with them about. It's actually easier than you think.
Why? Because when people feel attacked they put up walls and don armour. Everyone does this. Not just the victims of the alt-right propoganda machine. You do it too, I do it too. If someone approaches you and the first thing out of their mouths is why your beliefs are wrong and bad, actually, then you're gonna square up, get into fight mode and tell them why you're right and they're wrong. So if you do the same thing to your friend then you've sabotaged yourself right out the gate.
So. Let them talk and think about something you can agree with them about. Here's a tip, you don't even have to agree with their political opinions, you can agree with the implications behind their words.
For example, maybe your friend says that trans men shouldn't be allowed to participate in women's sports. You don't have to agree with that, but you could say. "Y'know, I see where you're coming from what that, there are mens and womens leagues in sports for a reason. I can't imagine how much it would suck for someone to train so hard for so long, get to the top of their game and then have all of their work invalidated by people with an unfair advantage. But in this case, I don't think that this is actually happening because..."
Maybe your family member says they're not taking any vaccines because there's a bunch of microchips in them which will let someone control their mind. You don't have to agree with that, but you could say. "Y'know, I totally get where you're coming from. I think the ultra-rich have waaaaay too much power in our society these days, and it's far too easy for them to take the power away from the common people. But when it comes to vaccines, I really don't think they'll control your mind because..."
Maybe they start talking about how there's not really any proof that the holocaust killed that many people and that Hitler really said or did all of those things. Hoo boy. You definitely don't have to agree with any of that. But something that you could say is. "Yeah. A lot of history is written by the winners and unless you were there personally you can never say with 100% certainty exactly what happened. I think the instinct to question what you're being told is a good one, but in this case, I believe that these things happened because..."
People who fall into the alt-right, get caught up in the propganda machine are just as much victims as they are perpetrators. They should not be given a free pass and allowed to spread more hate just because they are victims, and there is a point where they are, perhaps, too far gone for a regular person like you and I to help, and where cutting ties is probably the best and healthiest option for you. But when you understand that they are victims, victims of a massive machine designed to keep them hateful, bitter and at the throats of other normal, working class people rather than their true oppressors, then you start to see the path that they could take back to sanity. They have fallen down this path because they are aware, just as much as you are, that there is something very wrong with society. They have just been pointed in the wrong direction. Turn their gaze back towards those who have actually hurt them.
Do you have one of those friends or family members?
You know, the ones that have started using words like 'woke' and 'globalist'? The ones that have started watching PragerU videos on YouTube and are now parroting a bunch of easily disproved misinformation as if it's gospel?
Who am I kidding, of course you do. Everyone has one of those these days.
Well. Today, I am going to help. Talking with them can be difficult, and you are under no obligation to do it. But a lot of us want to. A lot of desperately wish we could keep our friends and loved one from getting caught up in the gears of far right propoganda. I can help guide you.
Changing someone's mind is an art, and far too many people these days treat it as if it's a battle. If you really want to change someone's mind, if you're dedicated towards swaying the other person, then here's my top tip.
Find something to agree with them about.
No. Don't lie to them. Don't say you agree with them about something you don't.
No. Don't compromise on your own beliefs just for the purpose of agreeing with them.
But do find something to agree with them about. It's actually easier than you think.
Why? Because when people feel attacked they put up walls and don armour. Everyone does this. Not just the victims of the alt-right propoganda machine. You do it too, I do it too. If someone approaches you and the first thing out of their mouths is why your beliefs are wrong and bad, actually, then you're gonna square up, get into fight mode and tell them why you're right and they're wrong. So if you do the same thing to your friend then you've sabotaged yourself right out the gate.
So. Let them talk and think about something you can agree with them about. Here's a tip, you don't even have to agree with their political opinions, you can agree with the implications behind their words.
For example, maybe your friend says that trans men shouldn't be allowed to participate in women's sports. You don't have to agree with that, but you could say. "Y'know, I see where you're coming from what that, there are mens and womens leagues in sports for a reason. I can't imagine how much it would suck for someone to train so hard for so long, get to the top of their game and then have all of their work invalidated by people with an unfair advantage. But in this case, I don't think that this is actually happening because..."
Maybe your family member says they're not taking any vaccines because there's a bunch of microchips in them which will let someone control their mind. You don't have to agree with that, but you could say. "Y'know, I totally get where you're coming from. I think the ultra-rich have waaaaay too much power in our society these days, and it's far too easy for them to take the power away from the common people. But when it comes to vaccines, I really don't think they'll control your mind because..."
Maybe they start talking about how there's not really any proof that the holocaust killed that many people and that Hitler really said or did all of those things. Hoo boy. You definitely don't have to agree with any of that. But something that you could say is. "Yeah. A lot of history is written by the winners and unless you were there personally you can never say with 100% certainty exactly what happened. I think the instinct to question what you're being told is a good one, but in this case, I believe that these things happened because..."
People who fall into the alt-right, get caught up in the propganda machine are just as much victims as they are perpetrators. They should not be given a free pass and allowed to spread more hate just because they are victims, and there is a point where they are, perhaps, too far gone for a regular person like you and I to help, and where cutting ties is probably the best and healthiest option for you. But when you understand that they are victims, victims of a massive machine designed to keep them hateful, bitter and at the throats of other normal, working class people rather than their true oppressors, then you start to see the path that they could take back to sanity. They have fallen down this path because they are aware, just as much as you are, that there is something very wrong with society. They have just been pointed in the wrong direction. Turn their gaze back towards those who have actually hurt them.
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