by Sixstrings » Fri 20 Nov 2015, 19:58:51
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('SeaGypsy', '(')Motoromouth beat me to it- Preston)
Which he gets from cuddling up to his dumb teddy bear with a tape recorder built in like that computer game my 4 year old loves where you groom the digital cat & it repeats whatever you say in a squeaky cute little baby cat voice. I'm talking about 6.
To my view if a real Hitlerite movement ever got into power in the USA, 6 is representative of the sort of clown who would sign up & card carry asap. Utterly swayed by mainstream propaganda, very much worshipful to the State & it's rhetoric, equally into military solutions to every problem & hateful to the entire process of personal political insight, ignoring direct questions about beliefs, looking for a strong fascist alpha to cuddle up & feel safe with.
This thread's gettin' heated. Maybe we need to try "safe space." I looked up the rules for safe space, it seems to be about "creating group agreement" so maybe that's what we need here on this forum:
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '[')b]Creating Group Agreement
A Lesson Plan from Creating Safe SpacePurpose: To establish an agreed-upon code of behavior for the group so that each participant feels safe and able to rely on others in the group
Procedure:
Explain to the participants that, because they will be discussing sensitive issues, the group should agree on some ground rules. Ask them to come up with their own ground rules, ones that they will all agree to observe.
Keep your list of ground rules posted prominently throughout all the activity sessions dealing with safe space.
Recommended Ground Rules:Respect—Give undivided attention to the person who has the floor (permission to speak).
Confidentiality—What we share in this group will remain in this group.
Openness—We will be as open and honest as possible without disclosing others' (family, neighbors, or friends) personal or private issues. It is okay to discuss situations, but we won't use names or other ID. For example, we won't say, "My older brother …" Instead we will say, "I know someone who …"
Right to pass—It is always okay to pass (meaning "I'd rather not" or "I don't want to answer").
Nonjudgmental approach—We can disagree with another person's point of view without putting that person down.
Taking care to claim our opinions—We will speak our opinions using the first person and avoid using 'you'. For example, " I think that kindness is important." Not, " You are just mean."
Sensitivity to diversity—We will remember that people in the group may differ in cultural background, sexual orientation, and/or gender identity or gender expression and will be careful about making insensitive or careless remarks.
Anonymity—It is okay to ask any question by using the suggestion box.
Acceptance—It is okay to feel uncomfortable; adults feel uncomfortable, too, when they talk about sensitive and personal topics, such as sexuality.
Have a good time—It is okay to have a good time. Creating a safe space is about coming together as a community, being mutually supportive, and enjoying each other's qualities.
http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/for-professionals/lesson-plans-professionals/221?task=view (okay maybe that's the wrong safe space rules, that's the original safe space that was gay rights and a lot of the above is just what you'd see in psychological counseling, like marriage counseling techniques. That above safe space rules list is alright, but the thing is -- why ASSUME there is so much disagreement? Is EVERYTHING like marriage counseling now, people can't just talk? The above assumes there is disagreement and then it assumes there has to be a collective group agreement at the end of it. But most of those rules are okay other than that, there's nothing far out loopy about it.
I did also look at the berkley safe space rules, that one was the crazy one and that was the one talking about "triggers")
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'N')onjudgmental approach—We can disagree with another person's point of view without putting that person down.