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Even my jokes aren’t this bad. Good for you.

Search your feelings, you know it to be true.

Do you know the way to the lake?

My bad 😥

The Infinite Probability Drive from Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

Nice

It’s white and gold until you do the ice-bucket challenge, then it’s blue and black.

Back when we used to *69 everyone’s mom.

I’m Spartacus

Disappointed “Yeast Lords” wasn’t included.

How do you cross the Meme Zar?

I understood this and think it’s accurate.

That’s what I meant. Thanks for the clarification.

Beliefs. I’ve changed my mind too, but it seems to be the exception.

That people can change through conversations. It’s tough to accept, but most people only change when forced to.

While this may be true, and it may be comforting, it takes away the complicity of the state and the corporate interests that enable it. It portrays Trump as a rogue actor, separate from other structures. If I know it, and you know it, then the corporate boards and think tanks know it. It’s difficult to absorb, but the intelligencia in America is at the very least okay with what he is doing.

You know what is best for you. Good luck.

Convincing someone that they hold illogical positions takes time. If they value your friendship, then they should respect your feelings and at least be open to the conversation. It took me years to deprogram my mother. It took patience and a lot of compassion to slowly change her mind. If he is amicable, it may not be a lost cause. Eventually, Musk’s actions and peer pressure from the public may bring him around. It can happen.

That being said, if he harbors white supremacist views and is uncompromising, it might be best to excise that toxicity from your life. Only you know the contextual reality of this situation. Can his mind be changed? Or is this a lost cause?

If it’s the latter, be compassionate and let them know that you will always be available if they are willing to change their mind.

This is so true, and why I posted this video to help us understand it. I went through this with a family member and it’s exhausting.