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If you could, how would you deprogram an extreme conservative? (links.hackliberty.org)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/asklemmy

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How would you approach persuading a far extreme conservative 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] 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I've talked here before about how delusions self-reinforce by:

contextualizing everything (even new information that at face value seems contradictory) as part of the delusional belief system.
driving the person away from non-delusional social supports through repeated conflicts.

So the solution is to get them out of the cult bubble and into diverse reality based interests / hobbies that connect them with people who don't have those beliefs. You specifically want plenty of variety to increase the odds that they will both:

find one they like enough to pay attention to outside of the context of the delusional belief system
find people that are willing to look past the toxicity long enough for them to reintegrate.