Well stated, Pam. A lesson well learned...and integrated.

Lyle


On 6/21/07 8:11 a, "Pamela Mackey-Taylor" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I agree with your comments about finding broader arguments.
>  
> I think it is also good to include opposite points of view.  We need to be
> aware of what other people think.  Even though sometimes as we read about the
> opposite side, we have to hold our noses.
>  
> I was at a National Sierra Club lobbying activity in Washington, DC several
> years ago.  The speaker asked us (about 60 people) to raise our hands if we
> watched Nascar, if we regularly went to or watch professional football games,
> and the like.  No one (or very few) raised their hands.
>  
> Then he asked us if we watched public television regularly, if we listened to
> public radio regularly, if we read newspapers regularly, if we read books, and
> other related questions.  For most of those things, most of the group raised
> their hands.
>  
> Then the speaker said, "You folks are in the minority".  That really opened a
> lot of our eyes.  As Sierra Club members, we like to believe that we are right
> on our issues.  But there is a whole world out there that does not necessarily
> follow us.
>  
> Knowing the opposition will help us better form our arguments, so we can win
> others to our side.
>  
> Pam
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