We’re all very good at talking to ourselves and to others who are already convinced. But we all too often…

Sat 2 Mar 2024

"Alex McDonald’s When They Speak Israel, reviewed here by Steve Grant, explains to all of us how to engage. His basic assumption is that while some Zionists are dyed-in-the-wool racists or ethnonationalists, most are not. They sincerely believe they oppose racism but have been taught that support for Israel is justified — if not a solemn moral duty."

  • SkyNTP@lemmy.ml
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    4 days ago

    Listening to others, empathizing and earning their trust, and then being insistent about facts is the only proven remedy to any kind of tribalism. Doesn't matter what tribe.

    • Kuori [she/her]
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      4 days ago

      actually a bullet works, and it's faster too