The other thing I'm starting to notice, from talking with folks on Twitter, is that a lot of the more vehement ones are folks who themselves were victims of mob mentality and group think. In other words, they're lumping in the #KickVic folks in with the kinds of people who hurt them in the past; especially with people like Nick stoking the fire.Shaddy wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2019 9:31 pm If someone is willing to listen to sense and reason you should never miss an opportunity to better educate them on the true nature of the situation. If they're really vehemently determined to miss the forest for the trees then it's likely there are more things wrong with them than just "both sides-ism". Anyone who's actually undecided or staying out of the situation doesn't make a point of advertising their neutrality.
So honestly, I think it's worth talking with everyone, just to show them that we're different sorts of people than they think we are. You'll be surprised just how much they calm down and open up when they realize you're actually willing to hear their stories. In fact, someone actually invited me to their voice chat on Discord, so that if I wanted, I could chat with him about his own experiences with mob mentality.
You may not necessarily be able to convince them... But you CAN set the stage for people becoming friends again after this thing's finally settled in court.