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7. It may not be possible, but you might check out Monica Guzman's book

"I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times"

https://www.moniguzman.com/

The paradox is that you need to start from a place of not seeking to change their mind.

You might also want to check out Deeyah Khan's "My documentary about White Supremacy. White Right: Meeting the Enemy"

Deeyah is a very courageous and compassionate woman. She wades into the lion's den and focuses on feelings, and how she, and the people she talks to, came to adopt the beliefs they have adopted-- and how those beliefs personally affect her.

Narrative of the whys and lived experience, instead of tossing opposing conclusions at each other, is how we can connect on a human level.

And frankly, whether it sparks reevaluation is not the point. She did not go into this with any expectations of convincing the people she spoke to. She went in with genuine curiosity. The paradox of going in to listen, and being
real about where we are, with no expectations, is more powerful than arguing a "fact-based" or logical case.