The narrative that anti-vaxxers or QAnon weirdos will come back from the brink if we're nice enough to them isn't tenable morally and doesn't hold up empirically. Ostracizing people whose beliefs harm others is a critical aspect of a functioning marketplace of ideas.

Look at the parts of Biden's BBB agenda which failed in the Senate: - $15 minimum wage - Free community college - Paid family + sick leave - Subsidized child, elder, and long-term care - Permanent child tax credit - Universal pre-K All of them are direct government support for working people.