If we assume there are no persuadable people, we will surely find that there are none. If we assume there are some such people, in my experience we will find that they exist quietly, watching for information with which to make up their own minds.
Absent informed debate, they will often side with whichever faction is loudest. It takes convincing to get a person to buck the prevalent trends.
If we assume there are some such people, in my experience we will find that they exist quietly, watching for information with which to make up their own minds.
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Most of us are emotion driven creatures. The marketing and advertising people certainly know this and design their ads to exploit the human proclivity. Politicians also appreciate this and cast most of their pitches to us in emotion laden arguments.
Even if we assume that facts do persuade people most people will either tune them out or selectively “parse” them when the underlying issue is complex or takes effort to understand.
Such is the case with unraveling the anti-Trump cabal and all its associated activities. It demands too much from people in terms of sequencing facts and creating a logical analytical framework to reach conclusions. Therefore, they will simply rely on the usual pallet of emotions to paint their views just like they often do.
Not saying there are no quiet people out there who coldly and unemotionally assess the facts, but they are far and few between. Especially in today’s world.