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In reply to the discussion: My Encounter With A Right Wingnut [View all]The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,683 posts)with these people. Actually, somebody did a study indicating that the more you try to persuade these folks with actual facts, the more stubbornly they will hold to their opinions. Facts will not sway them; facts will make them dig their heels in even harder. People don't want to have their strongly-held beliefs challenged; therefore they will resist your sober presentation of facts with all the rationality of a rabid weasel.
Not much you can do but shake your head sadly and say something like, "You poor thing. This is just how my poor old Aunt Mildred was, at first. Turned out it was Mad Cow disease. She was gone in only a few months after she was diagnosed, raving about the President's birth certificate. It was sad. Hope it goes easier for you, dear." Then sigh deeply and turn away.