A common phrase I hear is "Don't waste your time debating a liberal/leftist."
The reason why I think it is completely worth talking is because I was a Democrat voter. I changed.
If someone would have talked with me in more depth EARLIER, I would have changed even EARLIER than I did.
What would have changed me sooner? Asking me what I thought. Taking an interest in me. Answering my questions in a straight forward and fact based way.
I grew up only hearing the Democrat's perspective. How could I even consider voting Republican if no one had ever even explained another perspective and how it relates to me and my life?
The truth is on our side and I think we do a disservice to the cause when we are not willing to engage. I know there are crazy people that you should walk away from but the vast majority are not crazy and are interested in listening -- I certainly was.
Talking openly also gives courage to people who agree with you but simply don't know how to put their positions in to words. Remaining silent gives the entire public domain court (where culture is formed) to the enemy with zero resistance.
Thank you.
Thank you!!!
What do you think the core issue is separating a Trump voter from a Trump hater?
I see Trump as breaking through all demographics. Most of the Trump voters I know are Democrats.
The core issue is the Trump haters have bought into the lies and propoganda, and are blinded by it.
Some are the sort of people who, above all else, want to be accepted by the cool crowd. If actors and musicians say it, news anchors state it, and coworkers talk about it, then they have to follow and agree. They just go along with what they are told to fit in.
Others religiously follow after the core of the left, like abortions and transgender surgeries. Many of these sorts are likely burdened by deep guilt, and rather than accept they made decisions to do evil, they double down and become fanatical.
I'd imagine the majority of anti-Trumpers do not believe in absolute moral truth, yet have bought into the lie that the US is and always has been a morally awful country. They truly believe the human-sacrificing cultures like the Aztecs are better than traditional American culture. These contradictory ideas are not a problem for them.
Trump supporters in general understand that traditional American culture and values, namely the value of freedom and individual responsibility, are superior to other ways of thinking. I assume another core difference is that most Trump supporters openly believe in absolute moral truth.
But really, most anti Trump people haven't thought about it much. Until the chains to those holding them mentally captive are broken, they won't come around. Thus, I attack their idols, undermine the perverted entertainers, lying newsmen, and hypocritical politicians, although I personally believe it is a spiritual battle, with forces of darkness blinding the eyes of millions.