There is research that shows it's possible to reduce bias / prejudice. https://www.vox.com/identities/2016/11/15/13595508/racism-trump-research-study … most of it...
...involves spending time with people whose ideas many find repugnant / are sometimes beyond the pale. That work can be done...
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...but it sounds like a huge task. Because 1, it involves having hope/believing that people aren't irredeemable. Many appear that way.
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what do we do with people with "irredeemable" beliefs? Ignoring them is bad. Confronting them with aggression could be worse. And ...
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...confronting them with empathy is / could be normalizing.
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@germanrlopez has a great piece I hope could spur some thoughts on this.https://www.vox.com/identities/2016/11/15/13595508/racism-trump-research-study … -
I've done some reporting too https://www.vox.com/identities/2016/11/15/13595508/racism-trump-research-study … ... It's in human capacity to change minds and have minds change. Hard to be optimistic
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