How would you approach persuading a far extreme liberal toward center? What would you set as a realistic goal for a productive discourse? Would it be better attempt to do so in person rather than online?

  • breadsmasher@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Far left extremism - ending homelessness by taking money from the rich

    Far right extremism - invading a capitol building to block vote counts

    • Rikudou_Sage@lemmings.world
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      1 month ago

      Far left extremism - silencing all opposition, one party, everyone is equal (except those who are more equal of course), corruption, executions, burning of books, and much more.

      If it sounds very similar to right wing extremism, congrats, you’ve discovered a cool fact: all extremism is bad.

      If you think I’m pulling it out of my ass, those things happened in my country when we were under Soviet communist occupation. Also extreme poverty, never seen before or after their occupation.

      • credo@lemmy.world
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        1 month ago

        Great, but that’s not what republicans mean when they say “extremist liberal.” Instead they have coopted the term “extremist” so it no longer means anything, except what they want it to, when they want it to.

        That’s what extremists do, gaslight, obstruct and project. It’s all 101 level stuff.