When you are confronted by "Somebody do something!" how do you respond? Are you consistent in your response regardless of who demands action? Specifically, what do you say to them? How do you follow through over time?
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.I could use help myself!! But I work hard to not take what little others have. If we all took good, proper care of ourselves, including mental, emotional, physical issues, I see WAY fewer problems.
2FollowHim
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Apr 8, 2019
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I usually use some sort of reductio ad absurdum comment -- like "smacking your forehead with a hammer to swat a fly would be a good solution."
Or, conversely, put it back on them with a "What do you suggest be done?" And then arguing over the proposed bad idea.
As an example, take the $15 minimum wage campaign. I would respond with something like "Why $15? Why not $25? Or why not $50 or $111/hour?" It exposes the arbitrariness of the figure and shows that if damage is done to the economy by the higher figures, then the lower figures just more easily hides the harm the solution causes.
Lickspittle
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Apr 7, 2019
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I love this. It's so much more effective than saying "no, you are wrong." Do they get flustered or actually try formulating a response?
@Chip_Cook Thanks. Some of each. Some immediately see how it makes their position absurd. Some are sucked in deeper before it happens. Depends on the person. Starting out, "You are wrong." is a guaranteed way to put the conversation on the wrong heading.
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