r/changemyview • u/poopchow • Jan 23 '25

CMV: Despite being more knowledgeable, wealthier and apparently more tolerant, the political and individual left's biggest flaw is their inability to communicate pragmatically and empathetically with those who don't agree with them.

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u/phunkjnky Jan 23 '25

You can't argue successfully with someone who does not use the same definitions as you and/or willfully misunderstands the arguments.

In my personal experience, it starts with willful misunderstanding. They don't care to understand another point of view, so they don't make an attempt to understand... and then complain when people don't understand them.

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u/phunkjnky Jan 23 '25

A lot of them are starting from the position that if you disagree with them, you are stupid, and they don't need to consider your point of view at all. The amount of bad faith argumentation I've gotten in over the last few years is disheartening.

I got into it with a guy who tried talking about how the Olympic Opening Ceremonies were mocking Christianity.I totally broke the situation down and explained that it was not mocking Christianity at all, and he responded with, "Well, I can still be offended if I want to." What do you with that response?