• sleen@lemmy.zip
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    8 hours ago

    Peaceful arguments is just not a thing online. There is no learning nor seeing the other perspective - Just people being defensive and manipulative.

    • ZILtoid1991@lemmy.worldOP
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      7 hours ago

      It unfortunately also not a thing in real life. Tried to convince my mother’s partner that transphobia and homophobia is bad. Best I could do is to him admit it was not about “protecting the children”.

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        7 hours ago

        It never has been and never will be about protecting the children, not with the full roster of diddlers they keep in positions of authority…

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      8 hours ago

      It is possible, but especially in the bigger communities its usually just throwing poop at each other(that’s at least my experience).

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        1 hour ago

        Yeah I’ve burned a depressing amount of time in conversations that aren’t going somewhere. And yet, I keep finding myself back at that toxic ass watering hole 😔