• magikarpet@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    2 quotes come to mind

    The problem:

    “you cant reason someone out of something they were not reasoned into.”

    • Jonathan Swift

    And the solution:

    ”He drew a circle that shut me out- Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout. But love and I had the wit to win: We drew a circle and took him In!”

    • Edwin Markham

    You have to draw a bigger circle. It is the way to deprogram people from that tribalistic mentality. Teaching them and “winning” debates will not work.

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      1 year ago

      You can have the hateful murderous delusional assholes in your circle. I want my family to live.

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        1 year ago

        Yeah, i mean that sounds great until 40% of the country gets so fanatical and dehumanizing that they decide the only choice is to fight a war.

        I prefer finding common ground, deprograming, and forgiveness over violence unless that is the only path that remains.