• Barbacamanitu@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    We shame them for being shitty. Don’t engage them in debate, they are used to that. Don’t try to use facts, because they don’t care about facts. Don’t try to convince them of shit.

    Make them feel like outcasts and bad people. Brush off what they say when they say horrible shit. Make them have emotional responses to their shitty views. Conservative news targets these people by exploiting their emotions.

    And vote. Vote for people who will fix our education system so that our next generation knows how to think for themselves.

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      11 months ago

      That approach could work in the past, but it won’t now. Now we have the internet when even people shamed by their family or neighbors will find support and like-minded individuals. We are only going to be more divided in the future.

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        11 months ago

        Unfortunately, you are correct. We’re doomed.

        I once saw a comment where a guy said that before the internet, if someone wanted to fuck toasters and told anyone, he would be shamed and made fun of to the point where he’d never bring it up again.

        With the internet, if someone wants to fuck a toaster, they can go online and find a while community of people who also enjoy fucking toasters, complete with guides and recommendations on the best toasters to fuck.

        Its absurd, but it illustrates a great point. So yeah, we are fucked. Pandoras box is open.