We had dinner last night with friends we met a year ago. They are intelligent and very religious he is a deacon in their church. They are very kind snd funny and a delight to be around.
We never ever discussed politics because we are white and they are black. We went to their Baptist church and we could feel the leanings of politics. We do however discuss the divide and bigotry.
Yesterday we were discussing how much hate everyone has. His wife stated I cant believe what comes out of MTG mouth. I never heard such hateful words from someone. She needs thrown out.
I smiled and looked at her and said hello have you ever met Hillary Clinton.
She stated oh no she never said anything like that. She never conducts herself in that manner. I insisted she does and she commented I would like to see that.
My husband stated she plays to her audience. I added did you see her when she went to a church in the south and all of a sudden she is speaking with a black southern accent?
They looked at me like I was crazy.
We ended the discussion.
My husband and I at that moment realized that people believe the news only. There is so much brainwashing and in no way are people awake. Nothing on the news tells these people anything.
The whole experience yesterday has upset me because I really believed people were awake.
My two cents.
I don't want you to take this the wrong way but I believe you should ignore any reply you see below that excuses you for your inability to communicate with your friends effectively on these matters and shifts the blame to them as "those kinds of people." I don't mean this in a mean way, I mean it in a hopeful way.
Persuasion is both a science and an art. And it can be learned and honed. If you want to get through to people better there are many books on the topic, and prayer never hurts.
As someone with a career in sales I feel I can say this pretty authoritatively. There's no question that the way YOU present something can make all the difference in the world in getting people to change their minds. It seems like a mystery at first and most people don't care enough to put in the time and work for it but I assure you, as someone who had knocked many doors and made many phone calls, and have watched others do so, the results are not a matter of who you're selling to but who is selling and what they've learned from their efforts in persuading others. Try selling pest control door to door in the south where everyone has the most polite ways of telling you no. You see how in May, you're lucky to get a sale a week, but by July, you're getting 2-3 per day. It's not them, mate. It's you. And you should take that as good news and take it seriously and get to work. Don't listen to the flattery of others on this board who have already justified their own failures and think the blame lies with everyone else. You can do this.
Thank you.