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Originally Posted by romantic rose
I think 'snowflake' is something alt right followers tend to call people on the left, and SJWs are 'social justice warriors' who are left wing too. It's American terms and we're not even in the US. 'Snowflake' I think refers to our 'delicate' easily offended nature apparently. He says I am too sensitive but I would rather be like that than the way he is. He spends his time deliberately trying to offend me, so I suppose if I reacted with indifference that would help a lot more.
SJWs tend to be more concerned with identity politics, which is why I don't really see myself as such, I'm more of an old school socialist, which doesn't go down well with a lot of people, but I don't spend all my time trying to wind him up about his beliefs. He did say I should give as good as I get, but I'm not like that and don't see the point in engaging in his game of pointless insults. But he has said that. If he is trying to toughen me up though he has a funny way of doing it and it just isn't me.
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Well regardless of the origins of the terms, it's an insult and insulting someone regardless of your basis (political or otherwise) is not the way one treats someone that you want or expect to spend time with.
People with differing views of politics can be friends to be honest but that is only if both of the parties can respect that their views do not agree with each other and therefore typically the subject isn't broached. Even with friends I've had that disagree strongly with my views or vice versa, I would not and have never felt the need to call them names. They are my friends after all.
This person is not your friend and is
combatant combative. I believe they are the type that live for confrontational conversation and has found in you someone that they can confront and jab at. They probably are only connected to you for that reason alone. Most people that disagree that strongly and cannot find common ground would walk away and not have anything to do with them so likely they've found in you someone that is willing to endure their demeaning nature. Dont' be that person and don't enable them to be a d**che to others. By continuing to let them berate you you are essentially validating their behavior and emboldening them to continue. cut it off or at the very least let them know that that type of commentary is unacceptable and cut them off if they start every time. walk away, leave the conversation, etc. if that doesn't work then cut them off entirely.
If they are truly someone worth your time, they will stop and you'll find common ground elsewhere to talk about. Otherwise there's no other reason to continue.