09-19-2017, 09:44 PM
(09-19-2017, 09:33 PM)Kinser79 Wrote: Unlike with you, I think in his case it is the latter since he rarely if ever makes new arguments.
I think you've got that backwards. Most people have to encounter new ideas more than once if they are counter to a lifetime of propaganda exposure - especially when the propaganda specifically includes simplistic ways to reject those ideas. In addition, I believe, he has a vested interest in the welfare system. Get him a job that takes him off welfare for a few years, and he might suddenly become open minded.