Sunday, October 26, 2008

Changing the Dialogue

I've been doing a lot of reading around the web today, and I found another gem:

"When they call one a racist, I just put them on ignore."

You know how it's become conventional wisdom to say that when you lose your temper, you've lost the argument?

Well we need to create a new bit of conventional wisdom:

The moment you call someone a racist, you've lost the argument.

Say it anytime the subject comes up. Pretty soon, it'll be how everyone responds to people who hurl that epithet. A knowing shake of the head...and just "put them on ignore".

When it loses its intimidation factor, "racist" will fade from the lexicon.

The Gunslinger

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