Be nice and encouraging when talking about people. Saying mean-sounding things puts people off. Yes, even when it’s really important people get the severity of something. Talk about the people who are suffering and the people who are actively doing it. Encourage people to think about how they might end up doing terrible things and how to prevent that. I know it feels so fucking wrong to be a politician about your most basic values, but there’s a reason politicians are the way they are: they get shit done that way.
Be nice and encouraging when talking about people. Saying mean-sounding things puts people off. Yes, even when it’s really important people get the severity of something. Talk about the people who are suffering and the people who are actively doing it. Encourage people to think about how they might end up doing terrible things and how to prevent that. I know it feels so fucking wrong to be a politician about your most basic values, but there’s a reason politicians are the way they are: they get shit done that way.