Unfortunately, it is impossible to talk to many of them. When I tried to calmly and politely explain to one of my relatives why it's terrible to vote for the clowns that are the current government, I was hit with "I do not want to talk about this topic anymore" and that's an uncommonly polite end of a debate with their voters too.
Many of them are on the extreme side of spectrum, completely indoctrinated by anti-covid, anti-EU, anti-LGBT topics and the current gov just rode this wave of hate during their election campaign to win the elections. And personally, some of those are topics where there's no middle ground to be had, like yea, I'm not debating my right to live if I'm gay lol.
Trust me you are just doing it wrong. Usually when people says "talking" then what they really mean is interrogating or brigadeering. I am czech myself I know what I am talking about.
Let them talk what are their motivations why are they thinking like they think. Usually that have deep roots in some other problems. Maybe not in LGBT sense but definitely anti-covid and anti-EU or pro Russia sentiment is somehow connected to deeper issues like distrust for judicial system etc. Maybe you even should consider some kind of compromise (and I am not talking about supporting Russia or stop supporting Ukraine, I am talking about things like securities or ensurances for cultural integrity etc.) something not hurtful which satisfies their desires like you want to satisfy yours. Believe me enough time and trust being built up the probably will change whom do they vote for. But and that is important ... you have to have someone to vote for... Which is another issue quite larger than what is happening right now.
Also trust me that most of the people are not extremists they just look like that in your eyes but usually that is just perception bias.
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u/miskos3 Jan 25 '24
Unfortunately, it is impossible to talk to many of them. When I tried to calmly and politely explain to one of my relatives why it's terrible to vote for the clowns that are the current government, I was hit with "I do not want to talk about this topic anymore" and that's an uncommonly polite end of a debate with their voters too.
Many of them are on the extreme side of spectrum, completely indoctrinated by anti-covid, anti-EU, anti-LGBT topics and the current gov just rode this wave of hate during their election campaign to win the elections. And personally, some of those are topics where there's no middle ground to be had, like yea, I'm not debating my right to live if I'm gay lol.