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Information thread for a Canadian living in the US (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by Siathes@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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TL’DR Looking for links and any other information to quick learn American politics and list of things with sources that I can point republicans to when we have discussions.

So I work in a place that is marjority republican and regrettably uninformed but occasionally ask for my perspective as a Canadian. While I admittedly only started caring about US politics when trump was in office his first go. I’ll even admit that at first I got caught up in the trump fervor (wife is republican, imagine how things are going), no it didn’t last long (fervor, I continue to be married). But I digress, when I give them my more “Canadian” version of events I’d like to be able to point at some information to help them educate themselves. Many are actually willing to listen and admit that they didn’t understand the issue.

Something like, a summary of the changes he’s made, timeline comparisons of other falls into autocracy. Anything helps, but I’d like to help them were I can before I have to bug out cause it gets REAL AMERICAN up in here. Stay safe folks, and my American bothers/sisters/others, I get it, if I can help I will.

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[–] libra00@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Your first mistake is assuming that they care about educating themselves. You might find the rare one who does, but most conservatives are already certain about everything, and anti-intellectual in general to boot.

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, maga republicans hold a religious belief now, not an informed political one.

You’re questioning their whole world view when you bring up counter arguments, so a careful approach that works in from the edges of that belief are the only arguments I’ve been able to have.

[–] libra00@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

I mean maga has always had a strong religious component built into its core, as has the conservative party in general since like the 80s, so this isn't new.