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Oh, it's kind of like "life after hate" I guess.
Everything I've read suggests that effective ways to change people's mind require empathy and making them feel safe and comfortable. Most people don't respond well to being insulted, and cold facts don't do it either. So this seems like the right approach.
It's frustrating because it's a slow, expensive, process, and my emotional needs are unmet because I'm still mad at the maga-hat for what they did. But sometimes emotional needs are kind of stupid
MAGA literally is a cult.
It is far beyond just... extreme opinions.
It.
Is.
A.
Cult.
.. And entirely seriously, this is an excellent way to get people out of it.
After all the shit I've been through with my own family over MAGA bullshit, I have less than no empathy for these delusional dictator dick munchers, but I'm glad somebody else is doing this.