Tiki

i don't think the issue is whether or not you voted for trump, i think the issue is that you're waving away affected people's pain and the resulting manifestations of that pain as generally "uncivil" and "polarized." it's "moderate" ideology generally shown to favor status quo

That was never my intention and making that leap seems dishonest. Extrapolating your conclusion from asking for discussion before ending relationships seems like a big leap.

what? you said that the original sentiment only serves to "poralize," and that you are only trying to engage in "civil" discussion. these are your words, not mine. i am honestly interpreting the tweets you're responding to as people's pain

i believe that it's not your intention to support the status quo, but i'm saying that there are generations of thinkers, including, for exmample, MLK Jr., who would say that these types of actions do support the status quo

Here’s my view. The loud R’s are the ones wearing the hats and waving the flags. You will never do anything to change their minds. They feel they are persecuted for being white, for being Christian. You will never change their minds and it’s a fruitless endeavor to try...

The quiet ones can be engaged. They are the more reasonable ones and open to discussion. Who knows why they voted for trump. Perhaps it’s the R. Perhaps they think Biden is a terrible candidate. Perhaps they’re scared of the threat of socialism and love their capitalism...

Regardless of the reason. Entrenching and alienating them is the wrong play. You have to seek to understand and meet them. Otherwise nothing will change. I’m not saying that’s right. I’m saying that’s what will change things, finding the quiet Trumpers and appealing to them.

I think Trump is a deplorable person. Even if I agreed with every single one of his policies, I couldn’t bring myself to vote for such a disgusting person. But some people put issues over the person.