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RE: How militant activism can be detrimental to any cause.

in #activism8 years ago

Yes very true! That was the exact mentality of angry lecturing on a weekly basis that drove me to move interstate from Melbourne to the gold coast. I just couldn't handle being told how every single thing I ever did made me worse than Hitler.

These causes are extremely important to our future and sustainability, but shaming people for eating a beef burger or for hiring a man instead of a woman isn't going to help anyone.

Plus when people want to go into a debate, the best way to find a solution is to listen to the opposing argument first. Even if you don't agree with them, just asking about why they feel a certain way about a topic will help you understand why they have their opinion, instead of simply shaming them on social media as a first response because they have a different opinion.

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Exactly. Listening to the other person is key. Just like in that quote about Carl Sagan. He patiently listened to his opponent and then gently laid out facts. If you have a valid factual argument there is no need to get red in the face and call people names.