I overheard a Right Wing Republican man speaking to a receptive man.
"I love what Trump is doing," the Republican said. "Send them all to those cities. They are sanctuaries anyway. Let them deal with them."
I walked up to the man and looked him sternly in the eyes. It seemed to shock him initially.
"Do you know how inhumane you sound?" I asked.
After stuttering for a while, he gave me the standard cop-out answer.
"I don't have any problem with these people," he said. "But we must first change the law. We must have laws, not open borders."
During the entire conversation I was firm but not rude nor did I raise my voice. My approach elicited a similar behavior from the Republican. It was clear that no one has never confronted him in the manner that I did. I created an environment where he deservedly was on the defensive. But most importantly I did not allow an escalation into a shouting match. While he spoke, I listened intently, and in this case, I did not have to ask him to reciprocate the behavior. In other confrontations, I have had to ask for the same respect in listening that I afforded.
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