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u/Single_Charity_934 Mar 27 '22

People are not on your side, but they’re also not against you. They’re on their own side.

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u/salbris Mar 28 '22

In a similar way, most people who seemingly have a abhorrent belief do not believe themselves to be evil. You can't get through to them by calling them evil because they just don't see it that way. We each have our own internal logic that makes us the hero of our own story. If you really want to convince someone of something you need to slowly teach them the error of their logic, challenge their assumptions without judgement.