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Has anybody here actually succeeded in getting an online conservative/right-winger to reflect and legitimately and long term shift their views left? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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As in, not known to you IRL.

I've occasionally brought it up before, but a while back in my reddit days I was in a thread where a "professional deprogrammer" had popped in and was talking about how to "deprogram" conservatives and get them to shift left in their views. It centered around restoring their sense of community and belonging with more balanced viewpoint folks IRL and away from their online echo chambers.

I asked them if they had any way to convert someone you encounter wholly online and they said that it was basically impossible, IRL you have a decent chance, but not online.

I've been thinking about that quite a bit, so now I'm curious if anybody here has actually gotten an online conservative to come to the ~~dark side~~ light side?

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 days ago

There are practically endless similar examples because MAGA doesn’t stand for anything it claims to

"Trump is the president for peace, Biden will start WWIII!"

Parroting fox news: "we don't need to be so friendly anymore, we need to take Canada and Greenland by force if necessary."

"Trump will bring down inflation and the price of food!"

Parroting fox news: "It's our duty to pay higher prices to support American businesses!"

"Trump and the GOP represent the party of law and order, they will protect the constitution!"

"What Trump says goes, anyone obstructing his plans are traitors! He deserves a 3rd term! He who saves his country breaks no laws!"

MAGA stands for anything that gets them what they want in the immediate moment and then tosses it away when their needs change... It's infuriating.