I just watched a very interesting documentary in which one of my views was outlined very clearly, bullet for bullet with facts and data and presented respectfully and honestly for both sides. The filmmaker allowed both sides to speak without asking any questions and without really editing their responses. It was raw and came across very genuine.
I feel invigorated right now to stand up for what I believe in--on all fronts. I feel confident in all of my beliefs. I am grounded.
I feel like I've learned a few tricks from watching this documentary on how to face my opponents and I'm going to list them:
- Remain calm, regardless of what they throw at you, the accusations they make, the misinformation they try to get you to agree to, listen to them, hear them out, and then ask them questions for clarity on whether they actually mean to say what I think they are saying.
- Don't stop talking just because they are talking over me, if anything, get quieter.
- A strong argument to use is: unless the environment is controlled, there are no zero-sum games. There is always loss, even people who win suffer losses to do it.
- Strong argument line: Often the things that are debatable are non-comparable. They are all bad and worthy of sympathy, yet there is no way to say which is worse and no need to!
- Strong argument line: As a society right now things are changing so fast that it's easy to be going down one mental path so quickly that you go too far and lose track of where you should have stopped.
Here's a list of things I stand for:
- Men's Rights, Masculinity, and the Male Role
- White Rights
- Globalism, Diversity, and Individuality
- Everyday Economics
- Clean Air and Water for Everyone
- Small Businesses before Big Businesses
- Rugged Individualism
- Protection of the Defenseless
- Training of the Powerful but Ignorant
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