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[โ€“] eldavi@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I doubt that there's any analogy that will inform you sufficiently, so I feel it's important to share something else w you that I've learned in my own journey in understanding leftism.

Christians have centuries worth of retrospection that makes them more patient w individuals who reject their ideology; liberals do not. Liberals well blame you for the failures of thier ideology and will accuse you of behavior that they feel diminishes it; a lot like Christians of the past would persecute and punish atheists (or humanists, or diets, or believers of different faiths, etc.). You should expect vitriol to come from every avenue for being willing to question your reality as well as take intentional efforts to ensure that it doesn't embitter you to the world.

Intentional is the key word here, you can't leave it to chance like you've likely done in the past as I have because the vitriol will come from surprising sources and take surprising forms.

I'll keep that in mind as well. Thanks!