I've been doing the same, with varying success. Only one, who claimed himself to be Antifa, was almost beyond hope so far (though I think I could flip them if I actually knew them and haven't just met them once).
Everybody else at least considered the arguments, though with some the cognitive dissonance was so strong that they needed months and sometimes years to unravel.
The key is staying patient, kind and civil. Ask questions, even if you know their answer and the falsity of it.
And then lead to the obvious conclusion by carefully choosing your questions and getting them to do the work.
I don't know what that mechanism is supposed to be called, but it's clearly something about human psychology that doesn't let (some) people see the truth unless they are slowly led to it in a way that makes them think they are in control.
The second somebody identifies with a certain belief (or worse, a group with all its beliefs) is when anytime any argument is made against that belief it's treated as an attack on one's existence.
Knowing this makes it much easier to figure out how to communicate the truth to people.
Changing from listing and even citing facts to incorporating the above into discussions and arguments does take conscious effort, but it works and it's worth it.
I've been doing the same, with varying success. Only one, who claimed himself to be Antifa, was almost beyond hope so far (though I think I could flip them if I actually knew them and haven't just met them once).
Everybody else at least considered the arguments, though with some the cognitive dissonance was so strong that they needed months and sometimes years to unravel.
The key is staying patient, kind and civil. Ask questions, even if you know their answer and the falsity of it.
And then lead to the obvious conclusion by carefully choosing your questions and getting them to do the work.
I don't know what that mechanism is supposed to be called, but it's clearly something about human psychology that doesn't let (some) people see the truth unless they are slowly led to it in a way that makes them think they are in control.
The second somebody identifies with a certain belief (or worse, a group with all its beliefs) is when anytime any argument is made against that belief it's treated as an attack on one's existence. Knowing this makes it much easier to figure out how to communicate the truth to people.
Changing from listing and even citing facts to incorporating the above into discussions and arguments does take conscious effort, but it works and it's worth it.