Okay so my fiancé is a northerner, with typically a good head on her shoulders. But was shocked when I brought up Hershal Walker was a big Donald supporter. The Dems play straight on emotions and use the MSM to get to everyone. I try and plug where I can about what is going on to help and show that Trump actually cares about the people: rich and poor. Being a school teacher in a very school district majority black and Hispanic. How do I show her? Its hard without starting a fight or making it look like I dont give a shit?
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Show her these convention speeches. Concentrate on what the Democrats have mischaracterized as "nobodies" -- the Cuban immigrant, the dairy farmer, the fisherman, let them explain their support.
I do. But its hard without making it look like im shoving it in her face and saying "look im right, look here." The MSM plays so hard on the emotions. And with her ESP since shes a teacher in a VERY low income area. Like how do I slip that in from the very beginning, from almost a 3rd party POV?
This is an excellent start. You need to just start asking innocent, but red pill inducing questions now and then. You can't shove the truth down their throat or they will reject it. You have to keep micro-dosing until they stumble upon that red pill moment on their own. At that point they will come to you with fresh eyes and thirsty for more...and then you have a convert. But you have to slowly have them start questioning and reexamining their programming. I converted a coworker who was a die hard liberal feminist by saying "I feel like women should be valued for more than just their cervix." Then pointed her to the article where they used the headline "those with a cervix" as if that was the only thing separating a M>F trans person with a woman. I asked her if that was all that embodied being a woman. Months down the line - I also asked her why feminists don't protest women oppression in Muslim countries and communities. That kept going over the course of a year before she started going down the rabbit hole.
I try to not be overbearing for my wife in regard to politics. Something that shocked her this week was learning that the BLM website donations go to fund Democrats through their fundraising group, ActBlue. The money does not go to funding poor neighborhoods or communities. She heard about it on a friends Facebook post and asked me of it was true.
Alongside that note, Trumps opportunity zones helped the USA achieve record low unemployment levels, so more people were able to find jobs. That may help on a more emotional level due to more families in typically neglected areas getting more job opportunities.
See and thats something ill always echo. But she always just sees it as a "conspiracy" I guess what im asking is how to get her to see facts in her own light? See that Trump has improved living for the lower class, helped the African American community find jobs. That he isnt the monster the media says. I dont like being the one bashing the left. Saying Biden is mentally unfit to run the country. That Kamala is a currupt cop who has jailed countless black men. I want to show how much good trump has done for this country.
You could bring up child/human trafficking arrests under President Trump. Usually a good place to start by pulling a few heart strings of your own.
I do. And I try. But with the MSM saying "hey thats a lie" "hey bill didnt rape those girls" what do we say against that? How do you do the little red pill to show a different idea?
I read the comments and your replies so far. I’ve come to the belief that “teaching” does not and can not happen. “learning” happens. Sure, a good teacher can enhance the environment but ultimately a person must open up and learn.
With that in mind, I would be more passive than you seem to be (and I’m not talking about passive aggressive). Like the facebook post you mentioned, she is bound to bump into things that puzzle her and triggers her curiosity. At that point, she is open. And, if she “doesn’t” bump into things that trigger her curiosity, then she isn’t really open. People find what they are looking for.
The other thing I preach is to honestly try and understand her perspective. You do this by asking questions that you are really interested in understanding. “What causes you to believe X, Y, Z?” “How do you reconcile that with A, B, C?” etc. A wise person knows that probably he is as wrong as the other person but between the two of them, real truth can be discovered.