Which we should see as an excellent radicalization and growth opportunity!
It can be exhausting explaining ourselves again and again, always met with the same accusations and assumptions born from the mythos spun by our enemies.
However, we must remember these people are people, and many people change their minds given enough information, delivered with firm respect. For every belligerent person who appears like they wouldn't change their mind for anything, there are 10 people quietly lurking who are more on-the-fence. Even those who regurgitate insults and contempt may change their mind when the stars align!
These people are not our enemies, they are victims to the greatest campaign of dishonesty in human history! It is our duty to draw out the poison and deliver the medicine!
I know many comrades here have very difficult lives and do not have the patience or energy to deal with such people. Please do not exhaust yourself interacting with liberals, and allow comrades with more energy to deal with them.
Radicalizing online is not the end-all be-all, but at this point in the psychological war for those within the Anglosphere, every victory is invaluable!!!
Thanks for this. I saw a Lib get smashed pretty hard over on hexbear yesterday. They certainly didn't word their initial comment nicely but there were genuine questions that pointed to a lack of understanding. A few of the responses were just agro and started fights with the lib. A few of the replies were good faith answers to which the lib replied nicely.
It might feel frustrating but we need to start nice even when dealing with someone who starts in an aggressive tone. If they don't respond to calm reasoning then its fair to bring the hammer down and in some cases that is what they need.
Bullying works. It's not about the :LIB: writing the post, it's about the one reading it.
Well sure but if a lib reads a thread where everyone starts bullying someone for asking questions they are just going to think the community is a bunch of assholes.
I think collectively we have the right balance of bullying and education. Every post that's inundated with PPB also has at least one effortreply that gets more upvotes than the dunks.
I do think the balance is fine. My concern is the Time line. A bad take haver should have a comment or 2 to try to adjust their tone and prove they are open minded before getting drown in PPBs.
Agreed, my usual methodology is to be frank but amicable. Sometimes killing with kindness makes the ugliest people show their worst, and it disarms other people and they appreciate it immensely.
However, if it is clear they have Stage 12 Liberal Reddit Anticommunist Brainpoisoning, I certainly won't downvote a comrade telling them to play the piano or face the wall.
I think in a perfect world everybody affected by systemic brain washing outside of their contril would be talked to with immense patience and kindess, but considering our limited lifetimes and resources, we have to write off some people as beyond the pale.