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In reply to the discussion: So I talked to my Fox-watching, Trump-loving sister yesterday. [View all]Squinch
(50,949 posts)2. Throughout history, any movement geared toward reducing sexual violence
has been ridiculed and dismissed by the right. Our mistake is that we take that characterization seriously and try to fight against it.
I have those relatives too. My plan on this one is to say, "That's incorrect and ignorant and you need to educate yourself about what it actually is." It's basically my plan on every crazy-ass thing they say they believe.
That's the other thing: they say they believe this. I don't believe they really do. They say they do because they don't want to go through the work of changing their thinking and acknowledging the truth.
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I have approached it from the "Fox is propaganda" angle, but not the wealth inequality angle.
Bluepinky
May 2018
#8
My approach as well. Logic, facts and figures are useless. History will be a harsh judge.
Pepsidog
May 2018
#22
Male bashing? I am a male. Pretty masculine by some common definitions. I support Me Too!
GulfCoast66
May 2018
#14
Yes, Blue, tht is exactly how Fox distorts the news every day. My parents would come up with the
Nitram
May 2018
#23
My mother was a democrat until she started listening to Rush Limbaugh every day
CrispyQ
May 2018
#30