I do not think it is saying we need to give up fighting.

I think people like me need to hear these messages because we have conservative friends and family we haven't given up because we think that once things get absurd enough, they will finally see the error of their ways.

We still believe they are good people, but they are clearly not.

There's something really wrong with them, and it is not within our power to remedy.

What we can do instead, is redirect our time and our energy towards others in our communities that are ready to flight.