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And opening that dialog is also an opportunity for us to *correct* him in the many areas where he's in error. We can't build the society we want without planning to include *everybody* in it. That's his error, and possibly yours. 2/2

If you have the time, I suggest watching (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6GFKo6_sOU …). It will highlight many of the traps you are falling into w/ this logic. Trust me, I've thought about this. Whatever gains you think are made will not outweigh the cost. And you will not bear those costs. I will.

I firmly believe that in a forum of debate, the best ideas win. His ideas in regard to race/ethnicity/nationalism are dispicable and often idiotic. I simply don't believe engaging him would help his side on those things.

That's where I vehemently disagree. It normalizes it. And I can tell you from experience. The alt-right wasn't taken seriously in Charlottesville. They were given platforms. Liberals legitimized them. And they grew. And they did what you all got to see on tv.

I disagree. I want to *eliminate* those views from our society, and I believe the *only* way to defeat *any* ideas - whether terrorism, nationalism, or racism - is with better ideas. Attacking them only sends them back underground where it grows in the dark.

Honest question: Have you ever convinced someone on the alt-right to abandon their bigoted ideology? I haven't. And I don't think I can. Some can be changed... but this is a SLOW process. They want the attention, IMO. This gives them the light they desperately need to grow.

I know, they want to dupe people into believing that they will. By this logic, why not try to change a moderate republican or centrist democrat? Some of them claim they want universal health care. The focus on the alt-right is a waste of energy, at best.