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Fascism and My Brother | 20 comments (20 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Fascism and My Brother (4.00 / 6)

Hi mrb. Great diary...as for your GOP logo and sending it to your brother-don't know..although if he doesn't read your email maybe seeing that will make him wonder. Of course it's usually pretty hard to change people's minds when they seem to be that far gone with believing all the bushco propaganda.

Although I do know someone who was an ardent ardent believer in everything bush has said since 2000 and a few months ago he called his brother(my brother-in-law) and apologized to him for all their political conversations saying he was completely wrong about bush....pretty amazing as this guy is pretty much a fundie whack job. He'll never vote dem I'm sure but instead may not vote at all in next election...is that progress for our side or not?

'Poverty is the worst form of violence'--Gandhi

by chocolate ink on Sat Jul 1st, 2006 at 09:52:17 PM EST

Re: Fascism and My Brother (4.00 / 4)

Thanks, CI.

I wasn't going to send the logo to my brother... that part was a joke.

My brother thinks I am as brainwashed as I think he is. But the difference is illustrated clearly by the recent email exchange we had about the RFK, Jr. Rolling Stone article. It was clear my brother didn't even read the article or the other links I sent him, but I read every link he sent me. He apparently just looked at right-wing websites and used their "counterpoints" and links to articles that supposedly debunked RFK. I don't think he even read his own sources, because their so-called debunking was just totally lame. He even sent links to "liberal sources" who he claimed debunked RFK. But he must not have read any of those sources either, because they all AGREED with RFK on nearly everything (each article only took issue with some of RFK's conclusions about the exit polling but agreed with him on the need for a voting overhaul due to all the other problems RFK addressed in the article). Two of the links he sent me were nearly identical articles with the only change being the city in which the event supposedly took place.

So, at least I read all of the info before deciding on my position. He stays insulated in his comfortable place. If I can just get him out of that comfort zone a little bit, I think I can make some progress with him, because is really smart and a really nice guy. He has great kids and a great wife (who is a public school teacher, no less). I may buy him "Confessions of a Former Dittohead," but I'm not sure he'd read it. Maybe I should send it to his wife, and she can read it to him in his sleep...

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by mrboma on Sun Jul 2nd, 2006 at 04:53:58 AM EST
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Re: Fascism and My Brother (4.00 / 3)

Yeah it's pretty hard(if not impossible) to get people to change their minds when they don't want to read and be confused with 'facts'...and just keep on repeating their supposed rock solid talking points/beliefs.

I'm like you, if I am going to be against something I want to know all the 'facts' or talking points that that side espouses so I can denounce them intelligently and point by point instead of just saying something is wrong.

Probably why I know much much more about the bible now than I ever did when I considered myself a christian and really had no idea what was actually written in the bible.

'Poverty is the worst form of violence'--Gandhi

by chocolate ink on Sun Jul 2nd, 2006 at 03:49:33 PM EST
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