What a shame.

I’m sorry you had to go through that.

Anybody can be a dipshit. It’s important to know that anybody includes us too.

echo chambers are like feedback loops FUN! but watch the feedback or you will leave with bleeding ears

The big problem is discerning when you’re playing chess against a pigeon, and when you’re acting like the pigeon yourself. “I would never” - a pigeon

You can’t change someone’s mind without being willing to change your own. I agree there are red lines however, but we have to learn to deal with our families and the reality is that parts of them will be right leaning. When talking is possible, it is always valuable to share your perspective and listen to others’ (hate speech aside, no tolerance to that shit). This matters even if you don’t “change their minds” because it gives them feedback.

Humans are social animals. I know that people clowning on Trumpo is having an effect on the magats, even if they’re too dense to express it properly. No longer is the perception of Trumpo as that of a “strong man” it is one of a “shitclown with dementia”. This is the result of a million opinions expressed socially. Even the magats know this, they are coping, but they know their idol is a shetty man-baby-boy with dementia.

It’s not racist, mexico loves meat and animal products. Tbh there are discussions worth having and discussions not worth having. However it is important not to skirt the ones worth having, lest we drive away everybody.

And we know that alone we are easy prey. I think that’s part of the reason the political discourse has been devolved to caveman grunts and purity tests. A society that has both left and right leaning elements in harmony is much more resilient to abuse. A society that is ready to cut each other’s throat at the command of a pig atop is at the mercy of the pigs.

Then why are you blessing us with your word-text? If it is not for the benefit of changing minds, is it so we can be informed about what Cousin Mose thinks? It’s very important to know this. Thank you!

They’re victims of a cult. Sadly. Sadly, no one is immune to propaganda and as genocidal as the “righties” get, so do “lefties”. I favour “people who think”, however I do draw the line at hate rhetoric, regardless of how hypothetical it gets.

Thank you! Discussing ideas is amazing, even with people who disagree with you.

It can help both sides learn so much and acquire perspective.

What people think debates are is shaped a lot by how youtube and politicians portray them (and of course, in that format, it’s a fallacy free-for-all).

People do that? Weird, then I musta been talking to aliens then.

this is iffy, but you can use the inspector and try to find which of the files is the video you want, then download those manually. Less iffy, use obs-studio and record the videos like how we used to do music in cassettes (in real time).