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In reply to the discussion: An Odd End [View all]H2O Man
(73,308 posts)I've noticed while talking to pro-Trump people is that their level of hostility rises rapidly, actually as soon as I offer a differing view point. (I can only think of one exception.) Over the decades, I've noticed that most people do not process incoming information well when they are experiencing anger .....much less, rage. And so I attempt to lower those levels of hostility. I do that by patiently listening to them, rather than immediately pointing out where they are wrong. When things have calmed down a bit, and they are relaxed enough to recognize that I'm not their enemy -- I'm merely a friend who thinks differently -- I get started. That includes taking various things they have said that are important to them, agreeing at least in part, and then simply re-arranging them in a manner that may reach a different conclusion.