If you want younger apolitical people to be less conservatively inclined, you’re going to have to present all historical facts and politics as “tea” and “gossip”. I have tried this and annoyingly, it works very well. - ThreadSky

nikitagill.bsky.social • 19 days ago

If you want younger apolitical people to be less conservatively inclined, you’re going to have to present all historical facts and politics as “tea” and “gossip”. I have tried this and annoyingly, it works very well.

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freethinkerkim.bsky.social•19 days ago

Or as their parents and grandparents we need to teach them about the civic responsibility of voting! 90 million young people did not vote in this election!

nikitagill.bsky.social•19 days ago

If their parents and grandparents are conservative or apolitical, then what happens to those kids? And there is a very large chunk who are that way.

hi-im-pumpkin.bsky.social•19 days ago

This seems to be working on my Republican father. He starts a political conversation, and I say, "Have you heard..." to drop in some horrific on topic fact to ante up.

robertjtiess.bsky.social•19 days ago

After trying to teach/discuss various topics for years, I found caring is key but challenging to inspire.

When someone deems information inessential, it's often forgotten.

Saying "history teaches past errors/horrors + ways to advance" gets attention. My history + "The Past As" poems get into that.

joyannc.bsky.social•19 days ago

I read history nonfiction and sometimes refer to it in my head as tabloids (Princesses Behaving Badly by McRobbie) or deep-dives (Burning the Books by Ovenden)