If someone is very opinionated after you said your point, do you keep at it, or do you walk away?

  • Giyuu@lemmygrad.ml
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    1 year ago

    I prefer an exploratory conversation to any “argument”. And if they are receptive to exploring an idea I will continue. If they are arrogant and not interested in dialogue then I will let them know they are being unconstructive and will leave it at that.

    Sometimes I get heated although I am learning to be more dispassionate when talking to liberals You have to save energy. Sometimes you will run into a point with certain people where they are so convinced already of their stance that it’s pointless ex they say Ukraine doesn’t have a Nazi problem and Russia is evil.

    At that point you’re not going anywhere.

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      1 year ago

      At that point I like to drill into the uncomfortable logistics of their maximalist opinions (are Russian people themselves evil? Why? How about their kids?) but yeah, it usually goes nowhere good

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        1 year ago

        Yeah. I actually would refrain from doing that with people you care about, too. Just not worth it. Marxists need friends and family too and being a Marxist in the west is very lonely. But yeah if it’s someone you don’t like or they’re a stranger and you’ve got an audience sometimes it’s game on lol.