Don’t try to change their mind, but rather, ask them why they believe that. Talk about their reasoning for holding that position. Point it out gently when their reasons don’t make sense. Ask them “if details were different, would you still believe what you believe?” Ask them what they would need to see to change their mind.
Can you elaborate on what you mean by this?
Ah yes, the shelling of a desperate crowd to bring order. Makes sense… /s
all your base are belong to us
You really need to clean your fireplace
Not to add too much credibility to noncredibledefense, but uranium salts would just burn with a particular color like any other metal salt. Uranium is not explosive unless you force it to undergo a fision chain reaction under very specific conditions.
It’s strange how many could shrug off the genocidal crimes of Nazi scientists, all while doing this to one of the creators of modern computing just for acting a bit gay… Condoning murder while condemning love…
Do you have a therapist you can talk to about this?
I would usually agree with this kind of normalization, but in this case I actually think it would actually obfuscate the picture. Safer roads are a good thing, but if traffic deaths are reduced because more people bike or take the train, that’s still a win. Roads and cars are inherently dangerous, and that danger needs to be minimized using multiple strategies. We need to focus on holistic changes that consider people’s behaviour and their interactions with the built environment.
When people feel they absolutely need to drive, that’s a failure of infrastructure.