I'm meeting a very cute guy tomorrow who so far seems like a liberal and anti-trump but generally not very concerned with politics. Should I try to hint at my anti-capitalist worldview over time and try to slowly shift his views? Should I try to immediately talk about it very openly and see how he reacts to it? Or will that scare him off? But does it matter if he gets scared off? Should I only be looking for people who already share my views? Or would that be narrowing my options too much? Basically, how much should I rant about capitalism on this date tomorrow?

  • FRIENDLY_BUTTMUNCHER [she/her]
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    4 years ago

    A lot of people are libs because they haven't had to think about politics all that much, and the Overton Window has restricted what they think they are allowed to actually believe. With people like that, they are generally pretty receptive to subtle radicalization.

    • aworm [she/her]
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      4 years ago

      I'm somewhat getting the vibe that he's that kind of lib but it's hard to tell. I was talking about how a shorter work week would be great but the people in power would never make those changes, and he said it's good to be hopeful because more people are voting. And then I said that it's hard to feel optimistic about voting when those same people control what we vote for, and he said I have a good point. So perhaps a good sign