07-29-2019, 11:51 AM
(07-29-2019, 11:36 AM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: I will grant you that not everyone's mind can be changed. However, I would advance the idea that listening to them instead of shouting at and castigating them is still the smarter route. Attacking them is still likely to cause them to dig in their heels and further entrench their opinions. It also is likely to drive them further in the other direction as they equate "the other side" with being attacked and called names. If you need a prime example look at the US today. It's all name calling and no listening.
Pretty much. While certain individuals bring out the worst in me, generally speaking I try to take a very understanding approach with people I disagree with. There is no point in painting an individual out to be a bad person because of a disagreement. This is the root of my policy of not calling people racist but rather actions or words. Even then, I will tend to say to someone "I'm not sure if you are aware, but what you said there can be perceived as offensive to some individuals." It's at that point that a conversation can take place. When you start throwing some of those trigger words, for lack of a better term, around, you shut down that conversation.
I'm not in favor of leaving things go, but you have to come at it from a place of respect.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
