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One thing I remind myself of is that the things a person says often say much more about them, than about anyone they may be implicating. What I try to do is feel compassion for them, for whatever it is that may be causing them to be narrow-minded. Sometimes I try to help them with it, or to help them to see things in a manner that allows for a greater collective understanding.. in the kindest and/or funniest way I can, so that even if it's against their default will they can potentially receive some element of positivity from my communication.
Not saying it always works. But I find if I keep my aim steady, and focus on the hits, I don't worry about the misses as much.
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“We use our minds not to discover facts but to hide them. One of things the screen hides most effectively is the body, our own body, by which I mean, the ins and outs of it, its interiors. Like a veil thrown over the skin to secure its modesty, the screen partially removes from the mind the inner states of the body, those that constitute the flow of life as it wanders in the journey of each day.”
— Antonio R. Damasio, “The Feeling of What Happens: Body and Emotion in the Making of Consciousness” (p.28)
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