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This sounds like something right out of 1930s Germany.
You're not really wrong, but what else should I do? It's not like I let his bullshit slide and shrug it off and go "oh you!" I let him know when he's wrong and why he's wrong, and we can still remain friends. That's a win in my opinion.
Read They Thought They Were Free by Milton Mayer. Then lend it to your friend.
You say that like I'm the problem here. As if I don't actively resist MAGA and MAGA thinking. Should I just completely abandon my friend and let him become an even worse version of himself, or should I apply resistance to his line of thought and help him see why he's wrong?
Further polarization of the population only makes the issue worse, but do not for a second mistake my sentiment for idle support or acceptance.
I didn’t mean to imply you were wrong, and I’m sorry if I came across that way.
That book opened my eyes to how people passively accepting fascism think, and I think it’s a great way to understand how to talk to such people. That was all.
Then, perhaps giving them such a book might be a way to give them insight and might help them realise how their own thoughts are like those who were interviewed for the book. Like hey, I found this book interesting, what do you think sort of thing.
I didn’t mean to imply anything other than it might help.
e: also, it’s not a polarising book. It’s highly sympathetic
Ah, I apologize, I read into what you were saying completely wrong. Appreciate the recommendation and the clarifying follow up, and my apologies for immediately jumping to the defence.
No worries! I’ve been trying to understand why people who are completely normal fall for these things from a sociological and interpersonal perspective for years, because they’re not different from us. It’s the nuance that matters, and I think that book was both enlightening and neutral.