That’s great. I have had amazing success in my interpersonal life connecting with and then influencing conservatives. For a while, I had the most cinematically diverse gaming group you could think of, we had cowboy rednecks, a polycule of trans girls, ex-military intelligence officers, furries, communists, everything you can think of, and we all got along.

The key though was it took a lot of shepherding and listening. By giving everyone time to vent, talk, explain their feelings I was able to get everyone on common ground and we did great things together, and those positive feelings then went on to create change.

I don’t read nearly enough books anymore but I will check out your recommendations so far.