Not only that, it's been my experience that a lot of folks on the left simply do not want to think for themselves anymore. They are happy to have opinion pieces or the democrat hivemind tell them what to think, and will fling it in your face as a source or evidence without doing their own due diligence.

More than once, I've argued with a leftist family member and had them toss me an article to back up their claims, based solely on the article's headline which echoes their opinion. After reading the article and finding out that the information therein contradicts the clickbait headline, I come back and confront them to ask if THEY have read the article themselves. I usually get dismissed or met with hostility.

I'm not sure how to help people who not only reject anything someone on "the other side" says, but can't even be bothered to research the things their own side is saying before adopting them as passionate beliefs to build their whole identity around.

Not only that, it's been my experience that a lot of folks on the left simply do not want to think for themselves anymore. They are happy to have news sources or the democrat hivemind tell them what to think, and will fling it in your face as a source or evidence without doing their own due diligence.

More than once, I've argued with a leftist family member and had them toss me an article to back up their claims, based solely on the article's headline which echoes their opinion. After reading the article and finding out that the information therein contradicts the clickbait headline, I come back and confront them to ask if THEY have read the article themselves. I usually get dismissed or met with hostility.

I'm not sure how to help people who not only reject anything someone on "the other side" says, but can't even be bothered to research the things their own side is saying before adopting them as passionate beliefs to build their whole identity around.