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  • Shampiss@sh.itjust.worksto196@lemmy.blahaj.zonerule
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    19 days ago

    The Right’s opinions are not fact based, so you cannot convince them with facts

    Most rightwing supporters are driven by their emotions, and fall prey to fear mongering and emotional manipulation related to their already existing beliefs like racism and xenophobia.

    To change emotional based beliefs you need to use compassion. They are not your enemy. They are misguided and manipulated souls that need help.

    Treat them as your best friend

    They won’t be open to arguments if they think you’re the devil. So you have to be their friend.

    It’s not necessary to explain everything to them. You can’t change someone’s world view in one conversation. Just show that you’re a reasonable person that is trying to understand them. Gently ask them what their beliefs are and don’t be confrontational. With a bit of time they will open their eyes by themselves.

    Not easy. but I think that this is what effectively creates change.








  • It’s all appeal to emotion

    A good narrative is captivating. It’s really simple and comforting to know that the world is good vs evil and you’re on the good side. Those guys are on the devil’s side and we must stop them at all costs or it will be THE END OF AMERICA!! ** Dramatic yelling **

    It’s easy to convince less educated people using fear and misdirection. What are they gonna do? Check the sources and think critically about the topic? Lol

    Convincing someone that thinks you’re their mortal enemy is difficult. That’s why you have to be their best friend. Show them that you care for their opinion and ask them to explain to you. Show genuine curiosity and then give them something to think about.

    “Hey, I see your point man, but I don’t know enough about this so I’m not sure. Hey I’ve found this article that has some interesting points. What do you think?”

    It’s not easy but I think this is what really creates change


  • Remember to be your enemy’s best friend!

    when you criticize someone your objective is to help them form a better opinion. If you simply point out that their opinion is wrong it’s likely that they will consider your argument as an attack on their values or self. At this point the argumentation is of no value

    Instead talk to them like you would talk to your best friend. Listen and try to understand where their concern comes from, and ask questions that make them have to analyse their own opinions.

    You need to help them see what their biases/emotions won’t let them. It takes patience and compassion.





  • The 7 deadly sins are never mentioned in the bible. They were discussed by a few different people but made popular by Pope Gregory 1st in 590 AD. So therefore are an invention of the church and need to be taken with a grain of salt.

    Pride especially is the most stupid one. Should Jhonny not be proud of his skills? Should one not be proud of anything to be able to go into heaven? If you earn a gold medal at a sport would you go to hell for saying that you were the best athlete?

    And can we be sure that Jhonny accepted the bet because of greed for the fiddle? Could it not be necessity? Could it not be convenience or simply confidence in his skills?

    Ultimately it’s just a story created for a song so the specifics don’t matter.

    The point I’m making is that the 7 deadly sins are stupid and people should stop referencing them



  • What’s to see?

    I wish people would see past the idea that millionaires are evil people (and yeah they are), and understand that the root of this issue is on the economic/governmental system that allows people to hoard this much wealth

    Yes it’s dystopian as fuck how much money he’s able to make. But that’s not a result of him being evil or something. That’s a result of how the advertisement Industry works.

    He’s just a guy that mastered the YouTube game and is doing what he’s good at. He could retire or take a more relaxed work routine and still be a millionaire. But he works a lot to make more YouTube content because he likes it.

    I don’t like Mr. Beast. But don’t think he’s doing anything unethical



  • Shampiss@sh.itjust.workstoPolitical Memes@lemmy.worldI'm confused
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    3 months ago

    IMO this Interpretation is straight up incorrect

    This is a symptom of “If you want it hard enough, you can find anything where there is nothing”

    but the fatal wound had been healed.

    Hello!? There was no fatal wound. And it was not healed. The text doesn’t fit.

    Supposedly god put those words in the mind of a Christian man 2000 years ago. He wrote it down. Several other people copied the text by hand. The original works were lost. When the bible was translated to english it was based on the copied content from other translations in German, latin, and Hebrew. No translation was made from the original language since there’s no source available.

    Why is god so fuckeng sloppy with the text that literally represents his existence and the only path of salvation of all human souls?? (people who he supposedly love)


  • Pulls existence from the void

    This point is highly dependent on whether or not you believe there is some sort of soul or existence before birth. I cannot argue on this point since this is pure belief, so I will accept your view for the sake of the discussion

    Questions how not doing so could have prevented suffering

    You could say it prevents suffering, but it also prevents Joy, Love, Friendship. Sure it also prevents Sadness and Grief and so on. It prevents everything by way of not giving life a chance.

    If you think you cannot provide a happy life to your children then it’s perfectly valid to not want children. But it’s egoistic to think that other people should not have kids because of your own world view.

    Many Antinatalists believe that life in the current world is filled with so much suffering that it’s not worth being born.

    But that’s like… Your opinion man! Let people make their own choices