Vote. And get all your friends, coworkers, and families to vote. That’s how we stop this bullshit from happening. And vote at the state and local level too. It actually can make a hell of a difference.
I’ve voted on stuff that passed by a mere 1,250 votes, and restored bus lines that ran past my house by voting and organizing. It’s kind of amazing to see it in action.
So here is the rub. Sit down with a true Trumper sometime, and show them these sorts of quotes. They ARE voting for this. They DO support this. They think this is the right and just thing to do.
Have you tried incessantly asking them why? It probably won’t do any good, but it’s easier & possibly more fun than entertaining their position with more thought than they may have put into getting to that position.
Asking others and even yourself “why?” when it comes to views is a really good thing to practise, I agree. And don’t leave it to just one layer. Ask “why?” after every single explanation and see how deep you or whoever you’re asking can get. It’s one thing to have a view and a whole another thing to know how you got to that view.
I’ve gotten out of harmful views by using this technique and realising that the only reason I held some views was because “others told me so”, which caused me to look into things more.
Of course this won’t work with really stubborn people but it’s a good start to make at least some people think.
I really feel sorry for the voting system in the US. You have extremely gerrymandered districts in some states, and basically one of two options, and if one of them is corrupt and appealing to the ignorant, you just basically have one that you better hope you don’t disagree too much with.
It doesn’t have to be that way, haha. If we voted in great enough numbers, you’d overpower the 'mander and could rewrite the rules on how boundaries are drawn, which should be by an independent third party, NOT the parties themselves.
Vote. And get all your friends, coworkers, and families to vote. That’s how we stop this bullshit from happening. And vote at the state and local level too. It actually can make a hell of a difference.
I’ve voted on stuff that passed by a mere 1,250 votes, and restored bus lines that ran past my house by voting and organizing. It’s kind of amazing to see it in action.
So here is the rub. Sit down with a true Trumper sometime, and show them these sorts of quotes. They ARE voting for this. They DO support this. They think this is the right and just thing to do.
Have you tried incessantly asking them why? It probably won’t do any good, but it’s easier & possibly more fun than entertaining their position with more thought than they may have put into getting to that position.
Asking others and even yourself “why?” when it comes to views is a really good thing to practise, I agree. And don’t leave it to just one layer. Ask “why?” after every single explanation and see how deep you or whoever you’re asking can get. It’s one thing to have a view and a whole another thing to know how you got to that view.
I’ve gotten out of harmful views by using this technique and realising that the only reason I held some views was because “others told me so”, which caused me to look into things more.
Of course this won’t work with really stubborn people but it’s a good start to make at least some people think.
Yes. They feel it is right in general. Some have some more concrete reasons, but most just seem to feel that way.
“Moderate conservatives” are triggered by rainbows.
“Moderate conservatives” think the only crime is petty crime, and it’s committed only by minorities.
“Moderate conservatives” think basic tenants of feminism are a threat to all of western society.
“Moderate conservatives” think teaching civil rights history should be banned.
“Moderate conservatives” need to die. We will move forward without “Moderate conservatives.”
I really feel sorry for the voting system in the US. You have extremely gerrymandered districts in some states, and basically one of two options, and if one of them is corrupt and appealing to the ignorant, you just basically have one that you better hope you don’t disagree too much with.
It’s dog shit and helps keep things nice and shitty.
It doesn’t have to be that way, haha. If we voted in great enough numbers, you’d overpower the 'mander and could rewrite the rules on how boundaries are drawn, which should be by an independent third party, NOT the parties themselves.
A surprising number of elections (at many levels) gave been decided by a tiny number of votes.
In the United States in 2018, 88 state legislative elections were decided by less than half a percent