Insanity. Willful ignorance.
My boomer dad is a hardcore Republican. I texted him that I couldn't believe they're dismantling the dept of education. He tries telling me it's a good thing and they're all a bunch of criminals there, so I listed out all of the beneficial things the dept does and what we stand to lose and this was his response. "Nope. Wrong." On every fact I listed for him. I asked him for evidence to support his beliefs and this was his response. Boomers really do think they know everything without having evidence, and when asked to prove it their response is "I just know". How did we get to this point in the world where people are pridefully ignorant and their firmly held beliefs come from what they feel is the truth? I'm at a loss on how to even respond to this.
My boomer dad is a hardcore Republican. I texted him that I couldn't believe they're dismantling the dept of education. He tries telling me it's a good thing and they're all a bunch of criminals there, so I listed out all of the beneficial things the dept does and what we stand to lose and this was his response. "Nope. Wrong." On every fact I listed for him. I asked him for evidence to support his beliefs and this was his response. Boomers really do think they know everything without having evidence, and when asked to prove it their response is "I just know". How did we get to this point in the world where people are pridefully ignorant and their firmly held beliefs come from what they feel is the truth? I'm at a loss on how to even respond to this.