The other day I was playing multiplayer WWII themed game, and one of the players stated at the start "the wrong side won the war". I asked him why he thought that, and this person mentioned the "situation in Europe", "the situation in the Middle East", and income inequality. When I prodded him further, he came up with the name "Bilderbergs". I asked him what that has to do with supporting racism, and he accused me of derailing the conversation and fell silent.
Is there any "right" way to deal with these types of interactions online and in-person. I have not been out too much, but I imagine that the qanons and nazis are going to be all out of the woodwork at this point. It wasn't even that I disagreed with that certain things are an issue, it's that they "do the research" at me as soon as I questioned them. I realize it's an old tactic, and indeed asking them to elaborate seems to kill their enthusiasm. This one was particularly unfocused because they seemed to be throwing multiple topics out all at once.
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