I think that your attitude towards communication is based off of an assumption that academic centric linguistics are inherently intellectually superior and appropriate for all social situations, and that by having this view you view yourself as intellectually superior to others who do not subscribe to that manner of speaking at all times, and enjoy passing judgement on others as inferior to you because they use the word fuck.

This is a narrow view of linguistics, social dynamics, politics and debate.

The primary goal of that man was to get those ICE agents away from those Hispanic looking people and to leave. These agents are unlikely to have their mind changed with calm, reasonable debate. In fact, these types of people view that style of communication as weak, and would have not been intimidated or moved to leave.

So, in that regard, yes, that was a master class of communication, because he used his words, and only his words, to get two armed people to not kidnap people off of the streets and leave.

A calm, intellectual debate would not have worked.

I suggest that you consider how you attitude is, frankly, a little classist, and narrow in scope.

We aren't trying to change their minds. We want them to fucking leave.

If these dudes cared about facts they wouldn't be participating in ICE. There's no changing their minds. Best option is for them to go home and dome themselves when they realize how worthless they are and that no one decent will ever care about them.

I want every ICE agent to go home and cry themselves to sleep because everyone is mean to them, and dread going to work in the morning because everyone fucking hates them. They can choose to quit whenever they want and be happier afterwards.

Ah shit I replied above and then it got worse jeez 🤦

Nope. Not me. But you're getting bodied in these comments and you're still trying, I don't know whether it's sad or impressive.

I get what you're saying and theoretically you're right in some contexts but I would just like to say that I think you're completely wrong here.

As somebody that has always been diplomatic in conflict resolution.: I feel that talking is too late. They don't care, they have an agenda, they will carry it out.

You can talk out a problem with a rational thinking person, but you can't reason with the people that think what they are doing is OK.

There was a newer study that has identified a personality trait. It identifies the type of person that supports hairbrained ideas from a person they'd normally not agree with if they feel they are winning against the enemy.

So you have Christians who should denounce Trump for what he is and has done, but they feel empowered because he's helping the fight the enemy.

The whole American I got mine mentality personified To change their mind means they are losing.

My old inlaws grew up in wartime Germany, they describe what we see today as exactly how Hitler swayed the country. It wasn't till other countries stepped in with violence that the German populartion came to their senses. Talking to your neighbour about them supporting the SS changed noones mind ( that believed the Jews were the enemy.)