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Dollyboy's avatar

It’s frustrating when they just shout slogans at you and will not look at any data or debate. I get “conspiracy theorists” a lot and “Trump loving MAGA far right extremist” for my troubles (I don’t even vote, nor am I in the US?). But I’m starting to realise these people don’t matter. They’re just defending a world view, that if punctured, will bring their mental house of cards crashing down. So they fight on blanking and insulting. Fortunately for me these people DONT matter, that is they have no impact on me or my life and so cutting them off is easy but when these absolutists have real world power - then it’s a problem. Ultimately I suppose, if they won’t come to the table, we must simply move around them. If that’s possible. What is one to do if they won’t even engage in good faith?

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Warwick Vegan's avatar

It must also be borne in mind that many of the 'awake' have now become just as absolutist as the 'woke' if you question anything that they agree with, or if they maybe have their priorities wrong. One example being all the fuss that the 'awake' are making about vehicular traffic management issues, LTN's etc, whilst ignoring the WHO Pandemic Treaty and its totalitarian implications.

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