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True Community/Revolution/whatever MIGHT require you to suck it up and try to build bridges to MAGA family members (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 weeks ago by ivanafterall@lemmy.world to c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world
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This is a case where even I don't like my own opinion, but I think it might be true. If it comes down to average Americans vs. the military, for example, we need as many people on board as possible. As unified a front as salvageable.

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[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 hours ago

Might is doing a lot of the heavy lifting in that sentance.

The reality is, in the vast majority of cases, it's simply easier to just wait for them to fucking die. It won't take long since a lot of them are already old. And it saves my mental health in the mean-time.

Bridges only matter when we're talking about opinions.

A belief in basic human rights is not an opinion; it's a non-negotiable requirement in order to take part in a civilized society.

We need to stop talking about building bridges with bigoted fucks who think that "all brown people should be shot" is just an opinion like "I like pickles".

[–] Bustedknuckles@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

I agree. It's just exhausting. Deculting is about the hardest thing a healthy brain can do. Cultcollege and knitting cultlady on YouTube do commentary on the MAGA cult parallels and talk about the process of deprogramming

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I am fortunate to not have any of those.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

That's amazing to me. It's nearly 100% of my entire family, except my own children and dogs.

[–] arin@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Your children's other parent is a Nazi? Insane

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, pretty much. And my parents, siblings, cousins. All of them are in it.

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 weeks ago

All of mine that would have been maga died and I had already cut them out of my life for other reasons.

Now there are a number of ex friends I cut out of my for being MAGA, but to be honest with myself I was done with their shit already, and one them had been a friend for 25 years.

[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Yes they need to be unindoctrinated and move past their past mistakes of supporting a dictator if we are ever going to topple this regime.

[–] ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

You're gonna have to kindly unbrainwash them as much as you can, but shouldn't feel discouraged if the fruits of your labour are small. The prophets couldn't just make everyone act righteously, that burden is too much for any man, you just do your part for as long as it doesn't affect your mental health too negatively. 👍

[–] arin@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Building bridges with Nazi? Naw dude

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

I'm imagining a real revolution in the streets. I believe that would be what prompted at least a few of my family members to snap out of it. If a tank rolls into your neighborhood, it's better to have neighbors on your side than not. That's all I'm getting at.

[–] PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

That's not feasible for members of groups who Nazis deny exist and/or want killed. And frankly, we don't owe our Nazi relatives anything but a bullet just like the other Nazis. Blood doesn't make you special. If you can deradicalize your relatives then fantastic, go for it, but I don't have enough spare energy to help my Nazi relatives anymore after years of screaming at brick walls, and I need you to understand that a lot of people are in the same or more unstable boats. 🔫🔥🗡️⚒️🏴🏴🏴