This was a discussion-turned-argument I had on Facebook yesterday and this morning. I haven't actually seen this person for at least a couple of years, so I was quite shocked to see a wall post claiming he hated "Pakis".
I initially wanted to probe around gently to try and see why he said that and perhaps, after a lengthy discussion, bring him round. Were this a complete stranger I perhaps would have been more aggressive in my approach, but when I saw him frequently I valued his friendship, so I wanted to keep relations intact. As you can see, this failed immediately and went downhill from there: (NOTE: you might have to click on the image if it's too small to read the writing on here. Names have been removed from other peoples' comments and post)
I initially wanted to probe around gently to try and see why he said that and perhaps, after a lengthy discussion, bring him round. Were this a complete stranger I perhaps would have been more aggressive in my approach, but when I saw him frequently I valued his friendship, so I wanted to keep relations intact. As you can see, this failed immediately and went downhill from there: (NOTE: you might have to click on the image if it's too small to read the writing on here. Names have been removed from other peoples' comments and post)