• DashboTreeFrog@discuss.online
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      2 months ago

      I kinda want them here so they can be exposed to leftist ideas and become thigh-high wearing, Linux using furries.

      But that’s probably just me huffing hopium

      • cm0002@lemmy.worldOP
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        2 months ago

        “I can fix them…” ~Common thought in an abusive relationship

        It’s not going to work, at best they see themselves as a “missionary” whose purpose is to convert us from our “ways” and they’re not going to allow themselves to be converted.

        • lennybird@lemmy.world
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          2 months ago

          Conservatives do change. Exposure is key. We’re where we are at because the rich have isolated us in echo-chambers. Speaking as a former conservative whose entire family across 3 generations shifted to the left. I caution your thinking they’re a lost cause.

          It’s less about an abusive relationship and getting them therapy.

    • FaceDeer@fedia.io
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      2 months ago

      Depends. Do you believe in freedom of speech and freedom of opinion? Do you want the Fediverse to be an open, decentralized protocol?

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        2 months ago

        Free and welcoming are two extremely different things. I want conservatives to be free to come to Lemmy, I do not want conservatives to be welcome to come to Lemmy.

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          2 months ago

          fascists and their sympathizers (also fascists) should not feel comfortable in polite company. I am saying this very diplomatically.