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In reply to the discussion: How to Talk to a Far-Right-Winger [View all]Orsino
(37,428 posts)16. Belief is a survival mechanism.
Shared belief in the invisible binds people together and helps them compete more successgully for resources.
Tyrants will hever give up the exploitation of this human tendency.
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I consider myself far left, and I can think of at least 4 or 5 others on DU
A Simple Game
Mar 2015
#20
I have always considered myself fairly far left. I've got RWNJs in my family.
deafskeptic
Mar 2015
#40
It's great advice - I don't. I just walk away. Their belief system is teflon.
NRaleighLiberal
Mar 2015
#5
that is good advice, but my patience has worn too thin - the Bush years did me in...
NRaleighLiberal
Mar 2015
#14
That's a fact and the only reason we still have a relationship with family.
mountain grammy
Mar 2015
#27
I've found that one specific angle can actually work when arguing with a right-winger.
Marr
Mar 2015
#31
the irony to this... the Bible actually gives good advice about this =
Tuesday Afternoon
Mar 2015
#37