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[–] 3 points 1 year ago (7 children)

This sounds like something right out of 1930s Germany.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (6 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (5 children)

    Read They Thought They Were Free by Milton Mayer. Then lend it to your friend.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (4 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

    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

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    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.

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