vermingot

joined 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

One time I tried to talk to someone about communism in general to get him to understand exactly what it stands for, I realised 15 min into the conversation that the guy was some kind of libertarian/fascist. I still tried to get my point across for another 15 min, but he wouldn't hear any of it, always referring to the same shit over and over again. I left while I could still stay sane.

On the other hand, I successfully deprogrammed my coworker (I don't know if that's the correct term in English) and introduced him to marxist ideas and over time he went from borderline fascist to socialist. It took time and effort but I think it was worth it.

Some people are just lost, don't know why they think what they think and it's hard work to get our point across and for that point to be properly understood but its not lost on everyone, it's tiring but it's necessary. I guess the main thing is to know when you're wasting your time and energy.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The implication that GN did bad journalism by not contacting them is a fair point though. It is considered good practice to give a chance to the accused party to defend themselves about the allegations presented by the journalist.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Does Velocipastor count ?

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