My Mom impressed upon me that “you catch more flies with honey than vinegar.” Its a nice thought but the GOP and now Donald Trump are all vinegar and for the time being it has put Trump and his allies within striking distance of undoing 200 plus years of our Democracy. Fighting vinegar with honey hasn’t worked very well.
On the other hand insulting people who are innocent in their honest beliefs need to hear appeals to their decency to remain open. My brother in law sent me this excellent analysis of how the GOP got where it is and Trump. It has been laid at the party of Ronald Reagan and its successful shelving of the “fairness doctrine” on television which has allowed Fox News and Rush Limbaugh to tell one sided bullshit for the last forty years. I think this is a strong argument and it is delivered in a steady, sensible, and even sympathetic manner. I tried that in 1992, 2001, and in more and pointed snow sculptures up to today. I don’t have gasoline in my bottles yet. But I do have some potent vinegar.
Here’s the link https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15jRBRb2q2/
I will add this tidbit to the farmer in the video talking to other farmers.
Yesterday my wife got a request from her cousin who pays rent to farm her rich Iowa farmland. Without pointing fingers he asked for a reduction in the rent he pays for what the land produces. Iowa farmers know what Trump’s new policies will lead to.
