In the internet age, many times the actual target of your communication is not the commenter you’re directly addressing
But that is true in real life as well
I noticed that when I would get in public argument-- I knew I wasn’t trying to persuade the person I was directly opposing, but everybody listening in... and in the internet age, it’s not always clear who is listening
While I no longer post anything on FB or Twitter, back when I did it was almost always not for the benefit of the person I was having a disagreement with. For true believers on the Left, there is no changing their mind because their beliefs are grounded in faith rather than reason. It is a religion for them.
However, there are many, MANY folks who don't think much about politics and other important cultural issues until their own lives are affected. My arguments and points were to engage with those folks. To expose the absolute insanity of Leftism/Socialism/Communism and get them to thinking.
In the internet age, many times the actual target of your communication is not the commenter you’re directly addressing
But that is true in real life as well
I noticed that when I would get in public argument-- I knew I wasn’t trying to persuade the person I was directly opposing, but everybody listening in... and in the internet age, it’s not always clear who is listening
While I no longer post anything on FB or Twitter, back when I did it was almost always not for the benefit of the person I was having a disagreement with. For true believers on the Left, there is no changing their mind because their beliefs are grounded in faith rather than reason. It is a religion for them.
However, there are many, MANY folks who don't think much about politics and other important cultural issues until their own lives are affected. My arguments and points were to engage with those folks. To expose the absolute insanity of Leftism/Socialism/Communism and get them to thinking.