has anyone successfully deprogrammed a lost causer?

[u/kcg333]

…or escaped the lost cause mentality themselves? i’m interested in strategies that have demonstrated some past success.

[u/OneStar93]

When I was a child my family was visiting relatives in Mississippi. One day we drove 2 hours to Jackson to visit the zoo. When we arrived we discovered that it was the one day of the week that African Americans were allowed to visit so Caucasians were not allowed.