Women tend to think with their emotions rather than with logic & facts. As an aside, liberal men will fall on the estrogen side of things.You must remember she is a liberal demorat. Facts mean nothing to them.
Women tend to think with their emotions rather than with logic & facts. As an aside, liberal men will fall on the estrogen side of things.You must remember she is a liberal demorat. Facts mean nothing to them.
The ignorant can be educated but stuck on stupid is stuck there forever. They don't know what the don't know and have no interest in learning. Attempting to educate someone stupid, is sadly a lost cause. OR what BigRed said.“Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.”
Well said.I think not getting caught up in emotions and keeping the dialogue open is a great place to start. People have lost their damn minds and either can't or won't talk to one another if they see the other person as "this or that".
By all means if you're being attacked and berated cut off ties, but if this person is interested in actually talking with you that's worthwhile. Having conversation with other humans is important even if you don't get your way. If we can't even do the most basic thing and both discuss our point of view and listen to another's point of view, we are truly doomed. It's okay to disagree, but I've found when you listen there is almost always something that you can agree upon.
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As much as it's difficult to admit, sometimes we our the problem too. If we want to get our point across so badly to someone we view as different we will never stop and shut the f**k up and listen. Sometimes the best way to get through to others is to stop spewing our own belief and listen, assuming this person is important to you or a worthwhile human. It's difficult and our ego wants to be in control and dominate, but if we can actually act like an adult humans we can find common ground.
My wife's cousin is a liberal teacher here in Indiana. My wife and I have been in a text battle with her regarding guns since this last school shooting happened.Which we agree is horrible. She just posted this. What can I reply with? She writes. " The problem is that private gun dealers don't have to follow the background check laws. Anyone 18 and over can buy a semi automatic weapon" How can I counter that?
Well said.
The ONLY chance you’ll ever have of changing someone’s mind is if they go away thinking that they were heard, and if they value the relationship they *might* come back next time with a changed mind.
If either one of these conditions are not met then they are guaranteed to go forward creating more little anti’s.
I know that doesn’t fit the tough guy narrative, so we’ll all need to do this quietly and behind closed doors, but having a relationship is the only hope of changing someone’s mind and the first step.
Of course it can easily not be worth the time or the effort but that’s the first choice.
You can get anything you want, at Alice's restaurant. (Except for Alice)I once tried to talk sense into a FB person (who always claims to be a registered Republican and a gun owner) with a long post that had facts, figures, and data.
(The only thing missing was the 8-1/2 x 10 glossy photographs with circles, arrows, and a paragraph on the back of each one explaining what each one was )
This person actually, kind of, agreed with what I was saying but still kept going back to the old "We have to do something!" and "There has to be limits" mantra.
It's like talking to a fence post.
This^^^^^^Women tend to think with their emotions rather than with logic & facts. As an aside, liberal men will fall on the estrogen side of things.
Stop arguing. You cannot win a discussion about guns from a die hard anti-2A person. It is what is. They cannot help it, it's a defect they have in their brain.My wife's cousin is a liberal teacher here in Indiana. My wife and I have been in a text battle with her regarding guns since this last school shooting happened.Which we agree is horrible. She just posted this. What can I reply with? She writes. " The problem is that private gun dealers don't have to follow the background check laws. Anyone 18 and over can buy a semi automatic weapon" How can I counter that?
Absolutely true! The Democraps are blinded to the facts because of their cult like ideologies. The leading murder capitals in the US are all controlled by Democraps and their draconian anti-gun laws which have no effect on criminals and the mentally deranged.Tell her if you democrats would just stop shooting people, it really wouldn't be the problem it is today.
And the bulk of shootings and gun deaths happen in Democrat run city's that have the most stringent gun laws already in our country.
I’ve had that conversation a couple of times due to open carry. When asked why I carry a gun I say, “I believe I’m responsible for my own safety…..who’s responsible for YOUR safety?” They often will say “ The Police, that’s why we have Police, etc”. At which I make an exaggerated deal of looking around and ask, “ Where are they?” I had one women ask me this way out in the middle of nowhere, on a bridge, on a walking trail, where there were moose, bears, wolves, coyotes, all possible. I said “ you’re standing here right now talking to a man with a firearm and you’re counting on the Police to keep you safe?” She said, “I see your point” and we parted ways.There's no arguing past this. An example might work. Someone breaks in when it's just her and her children in the house, what would she rather have? bare hands? a mop? a gun?
Ten bucks says the answer is Well! obviously I call the police! then make the guy some tea while we wait for mr officer to arrive.
The few times someone has asked me this question I usually reply because a cops to heavyI’ve had that conversation a couple of times due to open carry. When asked why I carry a gun I say, “I believe I’m responsible for my own safety…..who’s responsible for YOUR safety?” They often will say “ The Police, that’s why we have Police, etc”.