Point 1) if these people place their Leftist Ideology above your value to them as a person then they are NOT your friends. They are not your acquaintences. They may not even be family.
And you certainly are not being considered to be a friend/acquaintence/family member to them. You are a malible member of the unwashed masses who has to be convinced or silenced.
Point 2) when you respond to them you are NOT trying to convince them, you are not trying to persuade them and any and all arguments you may make are not going to ever convince them of anything.
Your response is for those who are actually friends and are ‘on the margin.’ They listen to the MSM and then see this dravel on facebook and think, ‘Hmmmmm, I guess that is how everyone thinks.’ When they read your response they find out that ‘maybe I’m not the only one who sees it that way?’
Point 3) when the leftist gets nasty, because you aren’t trying to convince them of anything that is the time to respond ‘ON POINT’ and without any rancor or personal attacks. Keep to topic no matter how much the leftist tries to deflect. The leftist will hit you with 30 different talking points, all shallow, to distract you from your thoughts. Don’t fall for it. And don’t match them rancor for rancor. Your even handed responses, and a little admonishment at the end for their venom and rancor, will go a long way to persuade the real audience you are looking to influence.
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Specifically, stop thinking of anyone who will respond as you have described as a friend. They Aren’t your friend, and they only consider you a friend as long as you march in lockstep! “From such, Turn Away!”
