I(mid 30s dude) am seeing this lady(mid 30s lady), we have different political opinions and talk pretty openly about it. It’s interesting, she voted for Trump, was homeschooled/raised christian, very nationalistic and buys his crypto alongside some other crypto, I bought the Communist manifesto while hanging out with her and express all of my opinions boldly. No issues so far, literally.
However over the last few months I’ve realized a theme in her beliefs, they’re all fringe and fake. She wants to go to a chiropractor, she loves the military and believes Trump is a good guy. She dislikes vaccines and believes in psuedo quack medicine yet smokes and vapes. She’s an absolute fool and I know it stems from her homeschooling.
Now I have a pretty strong grasp of history and when we discuss the stuff she doesn’t understand I find just talking about the history makes her think at least slightly different. But obviously that isn’t gonna work long term.
Now I care about this person, I’m not head over heels in love or anything but I don’t want her to be this stupid. I dunno how to flat out tell her, “hey your education was poor and it shows,” how do you tell someone they’re very ignorant in a way that they can put it together themselves. Honestly truly, how?
The point is she doesn’t need someone else to present information to her, she can do it by herself.
I was raised by a single mother and was enrolled in a religious school for 8 years, it took years to unlearn all that, and I did need anyone in my personal life to intervene, there are plenty of communities willing to teach, she doesn’t need YOU to intervene, if she’s so smart, she can make it by her own damn self and she didn’t.
you’re acting like a white knight yourself, look in the mirror, this will be my last reply.
Maybe they should’ve cause you’re still being dumb as hell