Should Rational Thinkers Even Attempt to Debate MAGA?

Hey Everyone!I really appreciated this conversation. We started off discussing Ben Ulansey’s wonderful article “A Trump Supporter Walked Into a Bar.” In it, Ben Struggles with a lot of the same questions I’ve had about whether it’s productive to try to reach MAGA, or whether we should just walk away.As always, Will Fullwood provides tremendous insight into this topic. I appreciate that he encourages us not to look at these kind of interactions as win/lose. Instead, all we can do is provide an opportunity for self reflection. But ultimately, it’s up to everyone to chose whether or not they’re going to live a life of integrity.One of my big takeaways from this talk is that we need to protect ourselves when we have interactions with people who harbor hostile ideologies. It does us no good to think of ourselves as “failures” if we don’t convince them they are wrong. If we look at it that way, we become disinclined to practice our activism. Instead, we have to give ourselves credit simply for speaking words of compassion.There’s a lot in this talk to think about. I hope you all find it as enlightening as I did. You can subscribe to Ben here:And you can find Will here:Thank you Sandra S. Oitzinger, Noble Blend, Michael Catlett, Jami, Remembering to Laugh (Ginny L), and many others for tuning into my live video with Will Fullwood and Ben Ulansey! You all make this newsletter happen! Thanks for your sponsorship! I have payment tiers starting at as little as twenty dollars a year.Upgrade at 30% offUpgrade at 40% offUpgrade at 50% offUpgrade at 60% offI’m so happy you’re here, and I’m looking forward to sharing more thoughts with you tomorrow.My CoSchedule referral linkHere’s my referral link to my preferred headline analyzer tool. If you sign up through this, it’s another way to support this newsletter (thank you).I'd Rather Be Writing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to I'd Rather Be Writing at walterrhein.substack.com/subscribe