> you decide your political beliefs, and reactions to those decisions inform whether or not you continue to hold them That's a really odd take. Throughout hist

> you decide your political beliefs, and reactions to those decisions inform whether or not you continue to hold them That's a really odd take. Throughout history, many of people have been prosecuted for what in retrospect many would agree are correct beliefs (eg: abolitionists, suffragists, believes in evolution, etc.) Do you not feel sympathy for these people, who according to you could have just avoided all their troubles by changing their beliefs? Do you not understand how incredibly vulnerable AND critically important a minority belief could be?