> You can't convince someone who lives in an alternate reality of anything by argument. Your powerlessness, their invincibility, is part of their propaganda. I

> You can't convince someone who lives in an alternate reality of anything by argument. Your powerlessness, their invincibility, is part of their propaganda. It's like the reason people act angrily - they are trying to discourage you from approaching them. Argument doesn't work. You'll be surprised what sincere, genuine, empathetic reasoning does. I find it works pretty well. Take them seriously, have genuine empathy, don't get inflamed - that's the intent of their leaders' inflammatory language: they want you inflamed, to drive a wedge between you and your friend.