There are people in America taking it pretty personally now that hundreds of thousands of other Americans are calling them Nazis and being joined by millions of non-Americans.
When people willfully ignore those news sources that engage in fact-checking because they only trust a news source that does not fact-check (and plays to the person's fears and prejudices) something more than compassion is required to get their attention. When an alcoholic is in denial, family members are often told that they must be *willing* to leave - as in divorce from - the alcoholic if they hope to create change. It takes a huge effort to break the binds that sustain the enabler. In that context, compassion for the alcoholic is appropriate. Otherwise it is just an aspect of enablement. Calling Trump supporters nazis or other names may just increase their alien-nation, but it is understandable. Still, we need a better plan. And we need a better form of leverage.
When people willfully ignore those news sources that engage in fact-checking because they only trust a news source that does not fact-check (and plays to the person's fears and prejudices) something more than compassion is required to get their attention. When an alcoholic is in denial, family members are often told that they must be *willing* to leave - as in divorce from - the alcoholic if they hope to create change. It takes a huge effort to break the binds that sustain the enabler. In that context, compassion for the alcoholic is appropriate. Otherwise it is just an aspect of enablement. Calling Trump supporters nazis or other names may just increase their alien-nation, but it is understandable. Still, we need a better plan. And we need a better form of leverage.