Constructive Criticism: A Handbook Speaking & Listening More Effectively in Personal Relations, Groups, & Political Activities By Vicki Legion (Gracie Lyons), 1976
Constructive Criticism is a wonderful example of the blending of valuable and powerful socialist theory with a practical, down-to-earth pragmatism. The result is an extremely useful manual for people who work together for positive social change. Putting Gracie Lyon’s suggestions into practice will increase the power of people’s work as well as their personal sense of well being and satisfaction.
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I try to engage with liberal progressives as if I am engaging with my own younger self, because I was one of them 10 years ago.
That doesn’t necessarily mean being nice, because niceness wasn’t what convinced me, but it means being patient and fair.
I wince whenever I accidentally do this, from Francois Truffaut’s breakup with Jean-Luc Godard: “Anyone who has a different opinion from yours is a creep, even if the opinion you hold in June is not the same one you held in April.”