Converstion with family and friends who voted for UCP in the last election
With everything that Smith has done during her time, how are political conversations with your family and friends who voted for UCP? Do they have something to say in favor of UCP?
I have some friends who lean right, but are mostly reasonable people. We talk politics when we get together, which made me ask this question. It would be nice to know how everyone else is approaching this conversation with all the polarization.
Edit: Thank you to everyone for your suggestions. I wanted to highlight two ideas I loved for others visiting this thread in the future:
The idea that I loved the most was sharing articles, videos, reels, highlighting alternative viewpoints, which would make their algorithm change their feed. Many of these people have been brainwashed by propaganda, and this would most certainly help our case. (We cannot do much if the propaganda comes from Twitter though)
The bypass technique, rather than confronting anyone directly, simply asking thoughtful questions about policies and their impacts is a great strategy. If people feel heard, they may open up, creating an opportunity to discuss potential flaws in their arguments. I do not think pointing out how any opposition is better is a solution, but just talking about UCP and its policies and their impact should do the job.
In all the above cases, we assume we are talking to reasonable people capable of introspection or understanding (even a little bit). If they are not, we stop and keep the relationship (or not) and never talk politics with them again. Some battles are not worth fighting.