The right wing media's entire business model depends on strawmanning the libs, causing conservatives to see them as "other" and being willing to discriminate against them. Then when libs don't want anything to do with conservatives (such as going no contact with MAGA family members), it confirms their biases, making them stand their ground even more.
Arguing back makes them stand their ground, but going no contact doesn't. What's the point of standing your ground if the 'enemy' isn't attacking in the first place?
Cutting off association is an “attack,” just a passive one. It further reenforces their beliefs and makes them dig their heels in.
But so fucking what. We’ve tried for 2+ decades to play nice, and it led to Citizens unified and Trump. It won’t have much of an impact on the older generations, but if the new generations grow up realizing that certain beliefs aren’t tolerated, they’ll be less likely to tolerate them themselves.
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u/Phantereal 19d ago
The right wing media's entire business model depends on strawmanning the libs, causing conservatives to see them as "other" and being willing to discriminate against them. Then when libs don't want anything to do with conservatives (such as going no contact with MAGA family members), it confirms their biases, making them stand their ground even more.