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Your friend loves your least favourite politician. What do you say? (lemmy.ca)

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This question's on my mind because my coworker today mentioned they would vote for Trump if they could (mind you this is 2023, in Canada). I don't generally have the talking points or the desire to fight about it, so I just deflected the conversation. But I often wish I was more strong-willed and could try to figure out why someone believes what they do and, if it's invalid, then convince them otherwise.

Thus, I'm curious what you all would say or what you've done in the past!

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[-] Mr_1077@monero.town 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I experienced this just a few days ago. (By the way, I'm Swedish and the current political situation here is quite ass IMO. We're talking mass surveillance and the government trying to stop all immigration.)

I was talking with one of my friends and she told me that the new election went wonderful. She told me that she would gladly vote for the Sweden democrats in the next election.

Then I told her that they would decrease the budget for television and radio by a lot and stopping the migration would also include normal people looking to start businesses here, pay taxes, etc.

Hopefully, she votes pirate in 2026.

(Fun fact: the person leading and representing the Sweden democrats compared Nazis to Drag Queens on live television.)

[-] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

it's hilarious to me - as an immigrant- because immigration is a massive boon to the economy.

I literally paid to be here, without the cost of raising me as a kid, and even if I eventually become a citizen I've cost the country much less than a citizen by not growing up here, and not taking any essential services or support, and then I contribute more not just by paying fees to be here but being held to a higher standard. If you grow up poor they don't kick you out, but if I don't earn enough money they kick me out, and that amount of money is safely above the cost line of my presence in the country.

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