Spent last night arguing with my liberal friends about Dems failing to pass min wage. Argued from the center left. Said Dem leadership needs to get its shit together and start getting the party in line. Otherwise theyre getting bodied in 2022 and never getting back in. They flipped out on me. Saying I was advocating for them to be just like Trump and the republicans.
Ive genuinely given up on them. I just dont get it. I dont know what to do. We're all queer and disabled. One of them constantly goes to protests and participates in her community. This wasn't even one of my hard left points. Like how the Dems are all psychos. Or the entire system is rigged. It was a genuine good faith argument about how the Dems need to change or we're gonna die. Im at a loss. How can you fix this?
Yeah when there have been talking points going around, it can help if you address those first - for example "People keep talking about the Byrd Rule and the Parliamentarian's ruling and act like it's a law, but it can be overruled at any time, and has been overruled before"
Similar to how just saying "contrary to popular belief" makes anything 50% more believable. You're allowing them to shed a belief guilt-free.