By somehow getting them to question their old dogma and think maybe they might have been wrong. Then they might open their mind up and seek/absorb new information.

[–] Doug@midwest.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Which you're less likely to be able to do with name calling and aggressive behavior, yes?

[–] marx_mentat@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Not for me it wasn't. I was a comfortable (but disgruntled) liberal before stumbling on CTH years and years ago (this is a new handle I made early this year). Maybe I was further along in my journey and was already primed for it but I connected with the vibe immediately. That was when I actually started my leftist academic journey in earnest and started participating/contributing to local groups/orgs.

The shitposts got me to read more books and do more stuff than being disappointed by the democratic party for years by myself ever did.

[–] Doug@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago

I'm a big enough person to admit I'm not always right.

It is a turn off for me though. I prefer to build up and encourage and to have the same energy around me.