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Old 11-14-2016, 05:07 PM   #1704
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Originally Posted by ResAlien View Post
No, the point is you can't tell Mike anything about himself. He knows and he won't be having no fancy book learning big city libtard looking down on him. Any attempt to educate him will be met with resistance unless you coddle him in your explanation which is hilarious in the irony regarding the derision for safe spaces and triggering from those in his camp.

Their solution from what I can tell is...leave it alone. It's fine for some people and it's crappy for others but that's just life. Buck up, stiff upper lip, and go to work.
Leaving aside your self-important elitism, my solution is to have conversations with these people without calling them names or deriding them, and explain why these issues are important and why they should see it your way. There are racists out there, there are genuinely terrible people who are beyond reaching, but there are a lot more people like my hypothetical electrician who are good, well-meaning and would probably agree with you on many things (or could at least be brought around to seeing and respecting your point) without you acting like they're a lower rung on the evolutionary ladder.
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