Sally Kohn, to the rescue! Here’s the Twitchy regular’s ingenious plan to help you not fight with your relatives of the opposite political persuasion this Thanksgiving: BUNNY CARTOONS:
Worried about the holidays with your politically-opposite loved ones? We’ve got you covered!
Today, the amazingly talented @thebradmontague and I are announcing our #HowToTalkPolitics series of cartoons to help YOU have engaging conversations that lead to change! pic.twitter.com/cOMqGvEf3B— Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) November 13, 2018
THIS SHOULD DO THE TRICK! You see, they’re based on science and stuff:
We’ll be posting a new tip every day between now and Thanksgiving. Read them. Share them. Use them. These are scientifically and experientially backed strategies for having difficult conversations about difficult issues, even with difficult people. ?
— Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) November 13, 2018
The cartoons will teach you how “to take the high road”:
A few important overall ?DISCLAIMERS ?
1. This is hard. It’s called the high road not the easy road.
2. This is optional. You can NOT talk politics with your relatives. That’s okay. Talk about about something else…— Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) November 13, 2018
And will help you “change their minds,” “over time” at least:
… like whether Dirty Dancing was the best movie of the 20th century. This is if you want to talk politics AND do so in a way that doesn’t make them dig in their heels but potentially, overtime, change their minds. Which is what you want, right?
— Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) November 13, 2018
Because yelling doesn’t work:
LASTLY:
3. Remember: No one in the history of forever has been yelled at or hated into changing their mind. It doesn’t work that way. And it doesn’t make you feel good, either.
?— Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) November 13, 2018
Here’s the first tip: “Remember the love”:
We’ll check in from time-to-time to see what other helpful tips she’s offered.
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