hotcouchguy [he/him]

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  • In general my approach would be to start where they’re at, find those areas where you mostly agree, but not completely, and keep a long-term dialogue open. Anyone you convince in one conversation is going to be un-convinced by their next conversation with some crank or whatever. They need to do a certain amount of intellectual work for themselves, you should be encouraging that instead of giving ready-made answers.

    I think it also really depends on who you’re talking to and what the context is. Is this someone you work with in local activism? A friend of a friend? Someone you want to recruit to your org? Someone you literally just met and want to figure out their current politics?