I don't fear blocked

I fear being banned

you should try to get as blocked as much as you posibly can, the deeper into the echo chamber your opponents get the less they know

Once someone blocks you, the conversation ends. Where do you go from there?

war or segrigation

I don't block unless someone's earned the total asshole achievement

how does one earn that

Constantly spin and twist your words, try emotional manipulation/blackmail, strawmanning, +++

Well, yeah, in the case of harassment I'd eventually mute or block.

Over time you just get sick and tired of the same regurgitated arguments

The same insults thrown in in subtle ways

if you want to change minds, dont fight soldiers, talk to civilians

Indeed. Talk 101

A group itself, no matter how big or small, is going to be difficult to change. The individuals inside those groups however..

people are more willing to listen to you if they think they know you and like you before they realize you have a ideological opinion that opposes their own

Hence why I talk with people outside of politics

And made some of my best friends that way, despite not agreeing much

come at someone airing their laundry on twitter with an objection they will see you a stranger that pulled on them a blade in the night

ye

we have this shitty world where people treat politics like some sort of tribal warfare

Unfortunately that is true

it begins with one man who throws a stone

you cant blame the others for defending themselves

it's almost impossible nowadays to be friends with someone with an opposing political stance

its not smart but it is survival

because often

Indeed. Question is. Do they pick up the stone and throw back?

they will treat you like a fucking monster

no

you don't

Exactly

thats a value judgement, there is no right answer before hignsight

It's not impossible but hard, AG. You just have to find the right people, whose mindset doesn't act in such a manner

The platform you talk on also matters

the real sick thing is when you remember that voter turnout in 2016 was something around 50%

I heard it was about 65%?

meaning that there's a decent chance that the hateful asshole who wants to kill you for being Republican didn't vote

https://www.cnn.com/2016/11/11/politics/popular-vote-turnout-2016/index.html

yeah I know >CNN but still

Washington (CNN)Voter turnout this year dipped to nearly its lowest point in two decades.
While election officials are still tabulating ballots, the 126 million votes already counted means about 55% of voting age citizens cast ballots this year.

well i mean hillery clinton did go on a large career ending rant about how her fans didint vote for her