lumpen 🍉 III (@scrum)

@audubonballroon "A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger." that approach can work with some people, Daryl Davis is pretty cool allthatsinteresting.com/daryl-davis

but then again, i think only those who have a conscience or, people who would probably turn away from hate on their own anyway, I think it is more effective for people who aren't necessarily full on fascists, like people who are on the fence, or hold some reactionary views, just having an honest but polite conversation is a very powerful tool, i think i've had a positive influence on many people i've known by just talking to people

if you haven't heard of rogerian argumentation it's pretty cool elsevier.blog/rogerian-argument-empathy-unity/