So, I went to visit my parents after almost a year of them refusing physical visits. They now feel somewhat safe. My dad decides to start trashing Trump. He was spitting out every lie that we've seen shared by CNN/MSNBC/ fake news. He claimed that there was no voter fraud, no antifa at the capital and that the Proud Boys are the ones who burned down cities last year and that BLM was trying to protect their communities. He then went on a rant that I shouldn't have a right to say anything because I didn't vote when I was 24 years old. He made the ridiculous statement that we came SO close to losing our Democracy. My son and I sadly got up and quietly walked out from the visit. My parents are lost. They spent the last 4 years being programmed and there is no hope. They have been lied to so much that no amount of "proof" will change their minds.
My parents are gone, I've lost them.....
?️ DISCUSSION ?
My wife is a social worker. She has always said that you don't attack someone else's religion or beliefs, because it may be the only thing holding them together.
Fake news is sort of a religion. There is no evidence, no proof... the audience takes it on faith that the preachers of the main stream media fake news wouldn't lie to them.
Unfortunately, people will often violently cling to their beliefs, even though they are wrong. They can slowly change, but decompressing from brainwashing and indoctrination is uncomfortable and can be frightening to them.
Just let them be. The world will change around them... and they will slowly find ways to adapt to the changes. They may never realize how badly the fake main stream media lies have affected them, but that's OK. When the lies are removed, eventually they will find a new normal.