Some folk think I am advocating this as a ultimate solution to ignorant discourse. I see it as a single tool in the arsenal of advocacy. It is right for some people, not right for others.
I think of it as the difference between explaining to a child why hitting someone is wrong with a series of questions about themselves and how they want to be treated, rather than simply yelling at the child that they are wrong because "I said so!". The latter approach makes the child fearful, resentful and angry. The former allows the child to figure out for themselves why it is wrong.
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