Hearing the opinions of others
Good morning,
During this election season, I occasionally get to discuss political issues with people, and most of the people around me think differently than I do.
It's of course perfectly fine to think differently, but I notice that it's impossible to have a substantive discussion based on logical arguments with most people.
For example, when I make claims against Ben Gvir/Netanyahu, the answer is that many people vote for them (and if I dare to claim that Hitler also had many voters, I will be reprimanded for "comparing" Bibi – Ben Gvir to Hitler, which of course I did not do).
Additionally, over time, I am exposed to the fact that more and more facts that I thought could not be debated are becoming a completely political issue.
For example, yesterday I heard from an educated and normative person that Baruch Goldstein was not necessarily a random murderer, but perhaps the worshippers in the cave were actually terrorists who tried to harm him, and all that is known is that in the end he died and they died and it is impossible to know what really happened.
What happens to me in situations like this is that I see no interest in hearing such "opinions", which of course leads to claims that I'm in a bubble.
My question is, what is the right balance between being exposed to the opinions of others so as not to be in an environment that echoes my opinions, and on the other hand not spending my time hearing non-starter arguments and alternative "facts"?
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