The one lefty in my life that I tolerate is pretty easy-going. He keeps himself very busy and doesn't have time to investigate or even read news articles. He just takes the shortcut and goes along with what his circle of close liberal friends believes.

He has conservative friends too. I think he just wants to get along with everybody, and with how intolerant the left is, he has to do a lot of juggling. He's a good dude, very hard worker, takes good care of his wife. He voted for Jorgenson in 2020 and doesn't particularly like Biden.

In my opinion he's just a little behind. I was a liberal in 2015 too, but I started paying more attention. Especially when COVID lockdowns hit in 2020, I had nothing to do being locked in my house except watch and read the news.

The biggest differences between us is that I participated in GamerGate, and he didn't have time for anything like that. That was the turning point for me. I started questioning the media more and more. I'm now fully aware of the bias and outright lies published by MSM, and how social media companies collude to censor opinions they don't like.

It's not something you can just tell someone about and not sound like a crazy conspiracy theorist. It's a journey you have to go on yourself. People who aren't interested or don't have time may never break the spell.