@Cyclone_Baroness:
@Femme I wish those groups had more people like them that could influence their choices. Because I think the voice really has to come from someone they won't automatically reject in order to get them to listen or open their minds a little.
@Ubiq:
It's hard to have much sympathy for people who willfully and consistently vote for a party that is not only opposed to doing anything to help their voters but that actively seeks to undo everything beneficial that has been done for them.
I hear both of you, but perhaps reaching those people can be done with a little kindness and patience, you know? Like there was a pastor from Texas that spoke at the Islamic conference on Friday who talked about his journey from islamophobe to someone who now has many good Muslim friends, and when he wanted to open his congregation's minds on the issue afterwards, he arranged a dinner with his congregation and the local Muslim community, and that worked.
So anyway all I'm saying is, in the spirit of the holidays and all, maybe in the coming year a little extra kindness could go a long way.
[hide]Off topic: Just want to add, the pastor who spoke is an evangelical Christian from Dallas which made many light hearted jokes during his talk to a crowd of 7,000 Muslims about desiring to convert us all to Christianity (which the crowd enjoyed) and currently has the letter ن on his twitter handle (which I think means that they're proudly non-Muslim?) and yet I think he's a super cool guy and if I knew him personally I'd want to be friends. So if people as different as this can find common ground and understand each other, then anyone can.[/hide]
