• Kacarott@aussie.zone
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      9 days ago

      And here I am discussing, trying to not disregard ideas I am cynical of, and instead ask questions to gain understanding. Apparently that is discouraged here.

      Thank you for the resource, next time lead with that and skip the insults.

      • davel [he/him]@lemmy.ml
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        4 hours ago

        But thanks for stopping by to insult me for asking a question, really love that attitude.

        Thank you for the resource, next time lead with that and skip the insults.

        @yogthos@lemmy.ml, please don’t jump on the uninformed who are engaged in apparent good faith.

        I dissuade Party members from putting down people who do not understand. Even people who are unenlightened and seemingly bourgeois should be answered in a polite way. Things should be explained to them as fully as possible. I was turned off by a person who did not want to talk to me because I was not important enough. Maurice just wanted to preach to the converted, who already agreed with him. I try to be cordial, because that way you win people over. You cannot win them over by drawing the line of demarcation, saying you are on this side and I am on the other; that shows a lack of consciousness. After the Black Panther Party was formed, I nearly fell into this error. I could not understand why people were blind to what I saw so clearly. Then I realized that their understanding had to be developed. ― Huey P. Newton