Absolutely. Each culture has a percentage of people facing
outward. Connect with one of those and interesting things can
happen. Peter
----- Original Message -----
From: "Evan Reese" <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: <blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date sent: Mon, 5 Nov 2018 13:53:45 -0500
Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: opinions
Maybe so, Peter. But outsiders can sometimes make insiders aware
of things
they might not otherwise observe. "The dice cannot read their
own spots." as
a character in one of my favorite books put it.
Evan
-----Original Message-----
From: peter altschul
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2018 1:09 PM
To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: opinions
One of the things outsiders need to remember is that they usually
cannot directly influence insiders, for only insiders live the
lingo and culture. Outsiders can, though, coach insiders on
talking points and strategies.
Best, Peter
----- Original Message -----
From: "Miriam Vieni" <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: <blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date sent: Mon, 5 Nov 2018 12:38:59 -0500
Subject: [blind-democracy] opinions
Thought I'd change the subject line in my response to Carl, which
isn't exactly a response. Today on The Daily, which is the New
York Times podcast, there's a story about how a white Evangelical
Christian woman changed from being a Republican to being a
Democrat. It's interesting. But one of the most interesting
parts of it is the telephone discussion with her father in which
she gently tries to convince him to consider voting for the
Democratic candidate for the Senate, rather than Ted Cruz. It's
a model of love, patience, and acceptance. Maybe one has to be
an Evangelical Christian to accomplish it. (smile)
Miriam
