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How would you approach persuading a far extreme liberal toward center? What would you set as a realistic goal for a productive discourse? Would it be better attempt to do so in person rather than online?

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[–] [email protected] 65 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Might be a good idea to define what you consider an "extreme liberal". Nowadays, an extreme liberal can often times be used as a label for people advocating for human rights and calling out the bad faith actors while a moderate is someone who says "Hold on, let's hear out why these people are ethnically cleansing a population. Maybe they make good points".

[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 week ago (2 children)

In other threads on this platform I've been called an "Extreme liberal" for wanting free lunch for schoolchildren. So, I think the title is just kind of applied to "anyone who disagrees with me"

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago

Maybe try advocating for free lunch for white kids only in the future? Makes you seem more reasonable.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Well, that obviously calls for deprogramming. All the commercials this month inform me you are a radical socialist trying to feed children who don’t deserve it. I think the correct answer is to throw them in labor camps instead so they can earn bread and water. Serves them right for being born poor.