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Originally Posted by Wyoredman
Yet, sometimes, when using language to present your ideas and argue against others ideology, offensive words do make a point.
But, it is better to not provoke and simply accept the resentment of your own beliefs?
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If we want to win people over, we should be talking not with people whose minds are made up to the point of having a fixed "ideology," but with people whose opinions aren't set in stone, who may be uninformed, neutral, or just see no reason to care. Hard-core anti-gun people are in the minority.
So why start out with the idea that it's OK to provoke or offend people whose minds we seek to change?