I don't bother ...

To try and talk sense to rabid Republicans anymore. It ain't worth the effort and if they haven't seen the light by now, they never will. That said, sometimes pearls are found among the acorns:

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To be perfectly honest, I didn't really participate in the conversation all that much. I didn't have to. The two cousins sparred for the better part of the meal and I sat and nodded my head - when I wasn't defending my new "leftist" cousin. Cousin #1 left the restaurant looking defeated and confused, albeit better informed than when he walked in. He conceded nothing, but was forced to admit that the Republican party had turned into a bunch of far right wing extremists and probably more extreme than he was comfortable with.

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