The anti-vaxer/masker Trumpees are adopting ridiculous secular postures indistinguishable from their ridiculous sectarian attitudes. Part and parcel of the total package, radicalized politics has become radicalized religion and vice versa. So how does one persuade a religious wacko to question an ingrained belief system destructive to so…
The anti-vaxer/masker Trumpees are adopting ridiculous secular postures indistinguishable from their ridiculous sectarian attitudes. Part and parcel of the total package, radicalized politics has become radicalized religion and vice versa. So how does one persuade a religious wacko to question an ingrained belief system destructive to society (and to themselves) in ways both hidden and obvious?
You can’t; bare words are inadequate. For any hope of advancement, a fool has to experience firsthand the real-world consequences of strong convictions coupled with skewed perceptions. But fundamental change, that moment of truth and awareness, is rare. True believers will go to the grave clinging to their gospel of lies. It’s too bad they take so many innocent people with them, an ultimate act of selfishness.
Wasting effort on the irredeemable has no value. The rest of the population must learn to discount, ignore, and marginalize them at every turn. Time is short, stakes are high. Indulging those who don’t recognize objective reality drains energy from workable solutions. Alas, the era of Trumpism is still ascending, demonstrating how difficult that task is.
The anti-vaxer/masker Trumpees are adopting ridiculous secular postures indistinguishable from their ridiculous sectarian attitudes. Part and parcel of the total package, radicalized politics has become radicalized religion and vice versa. So how does one persuade a religious wacko to question an ingrained belief system destructive to society (and to themselves) in ways both hidden and obvious?
You can’t; bare words are inadequate. For any hope of advancement, a fool has to experience firsthand the real-world consequences of strong convictions coupled with skewed perceptions. But fundamental change, that moment of truth and awareness, is rare. True believers will go to the grave clinging to their gospel of lies. It’s too bad they take so many innocent people with them, an ultimate act of selfishness.
Wasting effort on the irredeemable has no value. The rest of the population must learn to discount, ignore, and marginalize them at every turn. Time is short, stakes are high. Indulging those who don’t recognize objective reality drains energy from workable solutions. Alas, the era of Trumpism is still ascending, demonstrating how difficult that task is.