Pretty impressed with Adam Mockler - this 21 year old guy is smarter than most press and politicians. And the way he's about to talk to some of these MAGA folks is an inspiration.
One of the techniques he uses here is a really good one, where you go up the idea chain until you find a point of agreement. "We both want what's best for the country." This is where you can establish a shared purpose. Then it's easier to come back down into detail, always checking at each step that the detail supports the shared purpose.
@misterfive Finding common ground is absolutely the only way forward.
Belittling people or telling them that they're stupid or brainwashed or in a cult isn't the way.
Every single one of those people has a family, a home, pets, things they care about. Many of the older folks have been scared into thinking that Trump is the only one who can save them because they're being force fed garbage from Fox and Facebook and taught that anything different is lies. 😡
@nonayadambidnes @misterfive it's one of the things that Pete Buttigieg does so well. I'm guessing he won't be guesting on Fox too much between now and Novermber.
@altucker @misterfive
Absolutely! Pete should teach a master class at how to deal with hostile interviews, and he does it in such a respectful way.
Fox: *says some ridiculous GOP talking point*
Pete: Interesting that you should bring that up. There are many people who mistakenly believe this is the case, but the facts show that actually the opposite is true. Let me give you the following 50 examples....etc
Fox: I uh..but...well...ok thank you.
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