Posted by Dr. Bob on March 6, 2006, at 14:55:08
In reply to Re: 5 » Gabbix2, posted by Tamar on March 5, 2006, at 8:52:41
> i didn't get away from my mother because i was afraid
>
> 5Fear is hard. Sometimes the thing to do is to listen and get away, sometimes to resist and stay.
> My chief interest is in the question of what it might take to be able to critique US foreign policy without eliciting outrage.
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> TamarHow about constructive criticism? It tends to be more constructive if you put things in terms of how a policy might be improved rather than what's "wrong" with it. For example:
> i think it would set a good example if countries that say other countries can't have nukes give them up themselves.
And it tends to be more civil to talk about how you feel, for example, to use I-statements like:
> i feel incensed when countries with nukes say another country can't have them.
Bob
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