He went from just your bog standard Obama lib to Andy Ngo-worshipping Nazi. How do we reeducate folks like this? I think my old friend might be gone forever :(

  • joseph [he/him, they/them]
    hexagon
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    4 years ago

    He used to be a decent caring person but I genuinely think he fell into a bunch of incel shit because he's never been able to hold down a relationship for longer than a few weeks in his adult life. I think that made him really jaded about humanity in general which sent him down a dark path which slowly pushed him rightward. We live in separate states now (tbh most of our college group is so spread out I'm not sure he has many friends locally anymore period so that can't be helpful for him). Anyways it's not like I see him all the time. When I do see him I just try to push back on the talking points. I'm just worried it's too late.

    • ANameToIgnore [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      I don't have a lot of it on hand but Ngo has been caught lying multiple times and is really clearly a propagandists maybe just try taking that angle? Ignore talking points just attack Ngo get him off of that and then idk what

    • something_witty [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      The separate states bit is hard, but I'd just keep talking to him I guess. Maybe not even about politics, just about whatever shit you guys used to have in common.