If I forget, then it might as well never have happened. Memory is liberty. — Charles Stross

In my experience, the best way to deal with such people is to politely agree with everything they say, then ignore them.

I’m trapped in a fun-house mirror reflection of a historical society where everyone was crazy by default, driven mad by irrational laws and meaningless customs.

You know, if I tried to change the minds of everyone who I thought needed changing, I’d never have time to do anything else.