Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
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Rules for General Chat
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This is word for word so very similar to what I experience with my son in law when talking to him about all you listed, but he doesn't work for the government.
Very difficult to get him to believe that illegals are receiving social security or that the fraud is extensive as Elon and his team are telling us it is.
It's very frustrating trying to discuss any of these topics with him...ends up with me getting upset and I had to walk out of the room to cool off. At a loss as to how to make him even consider these issues as reality rather than "the made up numbers" that he thinks are being reported by DOGE.
Trouble is when you do that it looks to them like they won the argument and gives them a chip on their shoulder.
We bring the truth with good will in our hearts, but, if someone does not accept or hear, Jesus suggests shaking the dust off of our feet, and turning around and walking away. People have had more than adequate time to learn the truth. If there is no thirst for the truth, what is the sense in offering the living water?
So very well said 👍
No, not really in this case because most of the time he is the one walking away...I was recounting (not clear in the post) about what actually had happened yesterday and my daughter (visiting us for a few days) was on a work call and asked what "the loud voices" were about.
You can't fix him because his mind is a locked vault.
I think he wants to be open minded to new opinions, but after considering what I'm saying, he goes back to repeating the Left's views.