cross-posted from: https://lemy.lol/post/39626252
We have to agree where we ARE before we stand a chance to agree about what we do from here.
this post was submitted on 02 Mar 2025
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I dunno man, when you actually sat down and talked to him he seemed to really understand what was going on. He doesn't like the tax laws, the tarrifs, the health crisis. He doesn't like them at all, he just didn't realize that the powers that be were manipulating the media he saw and information he received to make it seem like those were problems they would solve instead of cause.
He didn't like listening to the guy that got angry and told him "Covid almost killed me!" But he did enjoy listening to the guy that befriended him and then started subtly bringing up issues with all the new legislation
They smile and nod and agree and then go back to the same old fucking lines, 99/100 times.
Get me in a room with an unsuspecting conservative, and I can get them to agree with Marx, Malcolm X, and Mao; their agreement means nothing, because their views are based on passing feelings, and will pass with those selfsame feelings. The media they like to consume, that caters to their feelings, also manipulates those feelings. You are up against their entire media consumption habits.
It's only been one week. I'm not the one fighting that fight, but I'll check in on it