Communicating across partisan divides technique: If you are part of a purple social media environment, find others in that community. DO NOT start arguments, so not engage trolls. Instead, talk to each other. Ask questions, answer them — be nice to each other, a ton of fascism is about loneliness.

Today's easy tip:

In a purpose social media space (eg high school reunion facebook group) have someone ask "What leaders have had gold statues made of themselves?"

Other people can chime in. Some in your group can get the ball rolling: the image here shows a number of gold statues. I would have your friends each google and share one or two of them. Make it a "jump in" experience, not an "argue with each other" experience.

Ideally without editorial, without judgment. Don't close your group to participation of people with somewhat different ideas, you're rolling out a welcome mat. Let people come to their own judgments.

Ideally, if anyone in your community ever voted for Trump, if they say — "That's not what I voted for." — then you are creating both a welcome mat and clear exit path for other people who might be ready to finally change their minds. 

Try to find "first step" aspects to this story. How can someone who has 8 years of loyalty to a movement take one tiny step in a new direction? Where do you want them to go — attacking Trump without giving an exit just builds up pressure. I think reminding people that "past American leaders were never like this, not Republicans, not Democrats" is something that a lot of people can agree with, and people who can think that thought without betraying the last 8 years of their loyalty, but it inches in the right direction.

If you are stressed and pissed (like who among "us" isn't) find others who agree with you to release stress together: the purple social media spaces are not good places to release anger and stress. 

(Photo credit: I'm not sure, asking the group that shared it. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2101316567253584&set=a.10791141161… )