andthedevilissix t1_j1jh3fp wrote on December 24, 2022 at 9:19 PM

Reply to comment by riannaearl in A population density map of Washington by Pecners

You can't persuade people if you don't understand them, and you can't understand them if you engage in thought terminating cliches like mentally inserting "voting against their own interests" instead of trying to understand what those people regard as their interests.

intention-and-focus t1_j1k2wt2 wrote on December 25, 2022 at 12:11 AM

The outcome will not be decided by persuading right wing voters to vote left.

it’s won by persuading non-voters to vote. That, and waiting for the youth to outnumber the old.

riannaearl t1_j1kc549 wrote on December 25, 2022 at 1:34 AM

Exactly.

andthedevilissix t1_j1l0hfn wrote on December 25, 2022 at 5:42 AM

A significant number of people who voted for Obama later voted for Trump.

Lots of Kemp voters also voted against Walker.

And, even if people vote for politicians you disagree with, if you dont' understand their reasoning or their perspective there's no possibility of any policy compromise and the whole thing just becomes a shittier version of team sports.