I got this idea from a comment made by rooftoptendie. I asked it last night and had a few answers, but maybe more people will see the question today.
For those of you who considered yourself leftists but had an awakening and now are on the right, if you would, please tell us about your conversion. What made you rethink your stance? What specific things happened that caused you to become redpilled?
It would be interesting to hear your stories, to try to understand the mindset of a leftist and why they believe and think the way they do. But it may also be very helpful in giving tips to those trying to redpill their family and friends. Please be specific about the thing/s that opened your eyes and really made you question your former belief system. That could be so valuable when redpilling. Thanks if you choose to participate.
I was blessed to have a co-worker who loved to respectfully debate with me. We initially disagreed on a lot. Early 2015 I was fully on board the Hillary train.
You can't tell someone why their beliefs are wrong, you have to lead them there, so they can draw these conclusions themselves.
For me, it began with a series of conversations about big government vs small government. Who should have to pay for what, and why? What are the pros and cons (for example) of private vs publicly funded roads, organizations, etc. You can acknowledge that yes, some government to organize and fund basic public things is good, but then eventually you find things that don't make sense to be coming out of your tax dollars - things that would work just fine via private donations or fees from those that support or want the service. If you really want to mind warp some thinking, ask questions about healthcare. If it's free to you... Who ultimately pays? Who determines the cost? Who pays the doctors? What about their schooling costs? You can snow ball it to a point where they eventually realize that their hard earned money shouldn't be paying for others.
It was all enough to get me interested in what conservative political views actually were, so I did my own reading and research.
I have liberal friends now who are going through their own process, as liberal policies are very negatively affecting their lives. They're seeing what identity politics is doing to screw them out of promotions, simply because they are white. It's caused an awakening.
Good advice, draw them into questioning things and maybe, just maybe they will have the integrity to do some research. That seems to be the turning point, doing their own research. Thanks.