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Originally posted by nightstalker78
reply to post by mblahnikluver
You complain too much.
Also,don't believe everything you read on the Internet.
Seriously.Got it? Good.
Originally posted by boymonkey74
reply to post by Hefficide
You are brave I don't think I have told anyone Iam a member of this site
Originally posted by SaturnFX
Its all how you phrase the discussion that makes the difference. How I go about it is simple...and lets use the aspartame example just for the hell of it.
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There ya have it. you passed off aspartame issues as a fact and pretty much a sidenote of the actual issue. you also had that comfortable judgemental attitude they also have (siding with them) and didn't upset their worldview on anything (because you didn't challenge them..you invited them to shake your fist at the other guys, meanwhile, slipping in info in a way that that they will think they also shared..
When you challenge someones worldview...no matter how obvious it is, you will meet resistance. its human nature. presentation is key.
Originally posted by Hefficide
reply to post by mblahnikluver
Actually I have experienced this to a degree in my real life. Two members of my family tend to dismiss anything I say because they are aware that I am a moderator on a "conspiracy" site.
Seriously it's bad enough that I can say "Nice day today, huh?" and get the reply "You need to stop reading that ridiculous stuff on the Internet!" like some automatic reflex.
Because of this I now forward them every single hoax I can find with titles like 'ZOMG I SSSSSSOOOO TOLD YOU! ZOMBIE ALIEN NWO ILLUMINATI SPACE PLAGUE FROM MARS KILLZORS YOUR HOPE!!!"
Yeah, they don't like me much.