I understand this means a lot to you, and that you have a lot of reasons to think the way you do. Also, that communicating with others, and winning them over, means a lot to you.

My ideology also means a lot to me, and I have a lot of reasons to think the way I do. …and I disagree with you on many things. But I don’t really care too much about winning people over. I think time will do that for me. …and this feels more like a battle of wills than a conversation but conversation is why I’m conversing.

Good luck out there.