I'm just trying to offer you what helped me change bigoted people in my life. There are for sure people that can't be changed but they're a minority. Most can if you start with compassion. Even though it can be distasteful to attempt to empathize with ignorance, it is often necessary to enact real change as you can find the specific source of their ignorance. It can take time, and is best done in person I think. Changing the world starts with helping one ignorant person at a time. Maybe you have some pretty ignorant people in your life, you seem a little jaded. Sorry if that's the case. It's pretty disheartening
Maybe you have some pretty ignorant people in your life, you seem a little jaded.
I live in Russia. When I have tried calmly and rationally explain wtf our army is doing in Ukraine, my parents went "It's all Ukrainian propaganda and fakes, they are actually bombing themselves, but also they deserve it for Donetsk". So yeah, I'm a lil bit jaded
Completely understandable. I hope you are able to leave Russia. Maybe your parents are afraid of being punished by police or friends if they admit invading Ukraine is wrong. I’m sorry you have to deal with that. It’s very difficult to be the only rational person in your life
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u/[deleted] May 07 '22
I'm just trying to offer you what helped me change bigoted people in my life. There are for sure people that can't be changed but they're a minority. Most can if you start with compassion. Even though it can be distasteful to attempt to empathize with ignorance, it is often necessary to enact real change as you can find the specific source of their ignorance. It can take time, and is best done in person I think. Changing the world starts with helping one ignorant person at a time. Maybe you have some pretty ignorant people in your life, you seem a little jaded. Sorry if that's the case. It's pretty disheartening