pat bailey wrote:
> We won a small victory with SB42 but they do have plans
>
> We have to become as active as the "tree huggers" Let them know
"We"? "Them"?
Constructively, I think the first step is to stop
the "we" vs "them" mentality. The concept that we
are one group of people who are good, and they are
some mythical group of people who are bad.
Most people make rational decisions. It's only
their perspective that is different from ours, which
makes their decisions different than ours.
As long as we amplify the difference between "us
the good" and "them the evil", it makes it unlikely
that they will ever agree with us.
It's hard to influence someone after you
draw a line in the sand and say "this is what *WE*
stand for that *YOU* don't".
It's a lot easier to side with someone and steer
them. Take "them" for a ride in your cars, make them
like it as much as you do. Then their decisions will
follow yours.
I feel if the car groups get angry and militant
as some suggest, it only serves to remind "them"
how much they don't agree with "us".
Soft persuasion and careful politicking will
accomplish infinitely more than any loud angry tirade.
--
Trevor Boicey
Ottawa, Canada
tboicey@brit.ca
http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/
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