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[–] Chespirito@lemmy.world 161 points 1 month ago (20 children)

Sadly the maga ones are incapable of self reflection. They’ll just say that the “fake news” is lying about him because the democrats control the media and every other facet of their lives

[–] stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub 6 points 1 month ago (11 children)

What’s with this defeatist shit?

It’s not impossible to show people they’re in the wrong. Often, I’d argue even for most, it’s just a matter of time and the individual being exposed to direct consequences.

[–] RadicalEagle@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

It's different for everyone, but some people will only admit they're wrong to compassionate people.

People will fight their enemies, but they're willing to let their guard down among friends.

I think that's one of the reasons why MLK Jr got killed. His enemies didn't know how to fight him or his beliefs. He forced people to view each other as humans and that's a tough pill to swallow for people who don't have a capacity to give or ask for forgiveness.

I don’t think we have to tolerate those people though either.

It’s called the paradox of intolerance and was pretty simply solved:

Tolerance is a contract. If someone isn’t participating, you do not have to participate with them.

In fact, I think that being tolerant to the intolerant is akin to being complicit. Who would want to tolerate people who are disrespecting your established cultural norms of freedom and tolerance??

Disrespectful + anti American + dated + impedes progress

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