I admire your effort here. I’m guessing this is how the Mods want us to engage with these kinds of people. The only reason this person won’t be responding back to you is he overstayed his welcome in this community and got escorted out, but I can imagine his response if he could reply.
IMO, this person was not here to challenge us or be challenged. He was here to attack the Left for a nefarious purpose, and Lemmy’s politics community trends left, so here he is. But if he’s sincere and not just wanting to get Trump in office, your advice about meeting us half-way would be very great for him to take, assuming he pops in with a new account…
That’s unfortunate. We really do need voices that are willing to speak out, even if it means being looked at as some naysayer. It just has to be done with reason and patience, which can be tough to achieve.
Anyway, I appreciate you letting me know! A little bit of tapping away on my phone to maybe change a mind for the better is a small price. Even if most of those who do come here with an agenda are unlikely to listen. Ah well! I tried!
Yeah, I guess that’s all you can do. I’m all good with people who are willing to speak out and call us out on our bullshit, but not if their answer is ‘vote third party or stay home’. There’s real harm to people I care about in that course of action!
I’ll add misleading verbiage to that short-list. We are not the “same party” or “blueMAGA”. Not only is it insulting, it is also purposefully spreading misinformation, and is worth fighting against.
I admire your effort here. I’m guessing this is how the Mods want us to engage with these kinds of people. The only reason this person won’t be responding back to you is he overstayed his welcome in this community and got escorted out, but I can imagine his response if he could reply.
IMO, this person was not here to challenge us or be challenged. He was here to attack the Left for a nefarious purpose, and Lemmy’s politics community trends left, so here he is. But if he’s sincere and not just wanting to get Trump in office, your advice about meeting us half-way would be very great for him to take, assuming he pops in with a new account…
That’s unfortunate. We really do need voices that are willing to speak out, even if it means being looked at as some naysayer. It just has to be done with reason and patience, which can be tough to achieve.
Anyway, I appreciate you letting me know! A little bit of tapping away on my phone to maybe change a mind for the better is a small price. Even if most of those who do come here with an agenda are unlikely to listen. Ah well! I tried!
Yeah, I guess that’s all you can do. I’m all good with people who are willing to speak out and call us out on our bullshit, but not if their answer is ‘vote third party or stay home’. There’s real harm to people I care about in that course of action!
I’ll add misleading verbiage to that short-list. We are not the “same party” or “blueMAGA”. Not only is it insulting, it is also purposefully spreading misinformation, and is worth fighting against.