> I talk to conservatives who get furious at the suggestion that Joe Biden isn't a pedophile, or trans-women are women and not also pedophiles
Does their reaction have any odds of extending beyond your discussion with them into your friendship with them, other relationships, your job, or your public reputation?
> The problem with this kind of argument is that it's very hard to be sure you aren't trapped in your "bubble"
It definitely could be my bubble. A lot of the strength behind my opinion formed while living in Seattle and mingling with the locals.
An anecdote: I once was at a friends birthday, and was seated next to a mutual friend I'd had for a year. She asked if I had been to the women's march, and I said "sorry no, I didn't have the time." She said "everybody has the time" and I said "I feel uncomfortable at marches." She said that's not a reason. I said "Okay, the real reason was I didn't have the hat." After that we were no longer friends.
Interacting with the left in the southwest has been a significantly better experience.
Does their reaction have any odds of extending beyond your discussion with them into your friendship with them, other relationships, your job, or your public reputation?
> The problem with this kind of argument is that it's very hard to be sure you aren't trapped in your "bubble"
It definitely could be my bubble. A lot of the strength behind my opinion formed while living in Seattle and mingling with the locals.
An anecdote: I once was at a friends birthday, and was seated next to a mutual friend I'd had for a year. She asked if I had been to the women's march, and I said "sorry no, I didn't have the time." She said "everybody has the time" and I said "I feel uncomfortable at marches." She said that's not a reason. I said "Okay, the real reason was I didn't have the hat." After that we were no longer friends.
Interacting with the left in the southwest has been a significantly better experience.