Sometimes I’ll just be like ‘you’re not a high school social studies teacher, you don’t need a works cited page. Either believe it or not.’ Other times I’ll point out their pattern of behavior and argument strategy before they even get to the final stage, where they say since it didn’t come from a reputable source it doesn’t count. They don’t seem to grasp all of their beliefs are being influenced by propaganda sources so of course any real news will seem strange to them. They’re interesting creatures.
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Well, they’re mostly arriving at their conclusions by the same means. When you think of Wokeism as a religion, it kind of makes sense. Most of the people who believe the leftist talking points don’t really understand the first principles that generate them, like casual church-goers who may know the faith but don’t fully understand it. We end up in situations where we are essentially trying to convince the secular equivalent of Evangelical Baby Christians to renounce their faith that they only really understand in a secondhand way.
Interesting concept. I don't understand people who demand perfection and work assiduously for success in their business life but believe whatever the hell they're told about politics. Where is the intellectual curiosity they normally employ?