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They did the same with Obama. Blamed him for an economy that he inherited from Bush. Then when Trump came around he boasted about how great the economy was... you know, the one he inherited from Obama.
Every time. Take credit on the way in, cast blame on the way out.
Why wouldn't they? Their voters know it's bullshit but don't WANT a stable country.
That's why it annoys me any time someone suggests friendship and/or centrism with conservatives. They literally don't care about the truth, even what words mean. There is no "reasonable" discussion to be had; half of their opinions are literally because of belief in the supernatural, and the other half is Dunning-Kruger economics.
"But studies show the best way to deprogram them is to talk to them" the worst people you interact with regularly online say, ignoring that the studies are talking about in person interactions and that we can't all be deprogramming all the time. Some of us would just like to exist from time to time.
I'm curious about these studies. Were they looking at which way works best given a single person and infinite time, or which way works best given finite time and a large group? Was it specific to American conservatives?
Because if they don't care what words mean, then I think the better approach is to attack their social status as a group. Shine a light on what they are, make them embarrassed. Let them lose friends. "You can't reason someone out of a belief they weren't reasoned into."