Navigating discourse

By The tolerant left - 11/10/2022 21:00 - United States

Today, my class had a meeting with a representative of our state, encouraging us to "attempt to politely engage with people who disagree with you." Not even an hour later, I saw an image on social media comparing a prominent political figure to Satan. How the fuck am I supposed to engage with someone like that? FML
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IHaveThePower 16

'Disagree' means 'I want the nation to run functionally and people to have basic needs met; I just prefer X policy over Y where possible'. You're talking about people who are incompatible with reality. Not the same thing.

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RichardPencil 30

With a crucifix and a bottle of holy water repeating the phrase, "The power of Christ compels you." Was it one of those QAnon *****? I've really had to cut back on my shape-shifting ever since those ******* blabbed our secret!

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RichardPencil 30

With a crucifix and a bottle of holy water repeating the phrase, "The power of Christ compels you." Was it one of those QAnon *****? I've really had to cut back on my shape-shifting ever since those ******* blabbed our secret!

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IHaveThePower 16

'Disagree' means 'I want the nation to run functionally and people to have basic needs met; I just prefer X policy over Y where possible'. You're talking about people who are incompatible with reality. Not the same thing.

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Grizz8831 14

One of the biggest lies I was taught is "all opinions should be respected". NO, some opinions are absolute nonsense. I don't mean they are just wrong and can learn from a mistake, I mean they are so far off reality it makes more sense to ignore them as if they do not exist...

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1known 30

Was the representative the prominent political figure? Who is someone?

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bnapier 18

You know why most websites seem to have a majority liberal bias? Because most liberals have free time to bitch about society from mothers basement. Conservative minded people tend to have jobs supporting the libs. Off to work I go ❄️

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Marcella1016 31

How many days, nights, and weeks were those right wing “Freedom Convoy” truckers camped out and blowing their horns 24 hours a day in downtown Ottawa again?

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BurnInDemonFire 34

You know who doesn't have a job? Donald Trump Sr. Although granted, he's not so much a conservative as he is a massive delusional dumbass toddler surrounded by sycophants trying to make sure they stay rich and avoid prison.

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core01 30

EVERY republican i know doesn't have a job. Either lives off their wife's job or government programs. Utterly incapable of seeing the irony in their "libs are lazy. Socialism bad" rhetoric

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Marcella1016 31

People have asked me in other comments/FMLs why I get so viscerally angry in political disagreements. This is why. You can only see that shit for so long before you snap. I recognize that when I do it, I’m no better than the other side, but I’m sick of taking the high road. I can’t wait till shit evens out again. But between mainstream media and social media, I can’t see these fires dying down. Billionaires profit from stoking the flames. I don’t know what the solution is, and it makes me sad for both our present and our future.

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BurnInDemonFire 34

Why do you need to? If you don't know them and don't want to engage them, don't make it so.

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