It can be tempting to paint all of Donald Trump’s supporters with the same brush. After all, it’s tremendously disheartening that so many people were willing to ignore the racist, sexist, bigoted aspects of Donald Trump’s agenda. However, a willingness to overlook is not the same as more than 60 million people who voted for Trump being as horrendous as he is. Proceeding as if that were the case is both inaccurate, and counter-productive.

Instead, it’s useful to understand how those of us who hope to see Trump’s agenda defeated can persuade others to join the cause. Insulting them won’t do it, but listening to them just might.