Dear F,
I got to thinking about your stated wish for Mattis' "white tie" talk to get wide circulation.
Well, here's your chance to do just that.
In our personal lives, I don't think we do enough to engage conservative friends: "Look at this. Just look at it."
And when you draw their attention to something that is funny to boot -- and in the case of Mattis, when it " comes from the mouth of a conservative general whom Trump himself hired to be one his "best people" -- what are we waiting for?
Tell a friend.
Just ask them to take a look - and if they don't agree, ask them - in advance - to let you know why.
You can even promise to circulate their reply among your liberal friends as a way of loosening the gridlock between right and left.
It is enlightening, I think, to spotlight your own willingness to circulate their conservative views, appending the gentle reminder that vanishingly few people on the right side of the aisle reciprocate. Why is that? (Hint: It has something to do with the "confirmation bias" bubble.)
How The Values Of "Strict Father" -- Or "Nurturant Parent" -- Control Our Political Views
Of course between 85% and 95% of people will never change their views.
But that 5 to 15% in the middle might.
And lest we forget, the 2016 election was decided by a total of 80,000 votes spread over three crucial states - Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.
With nothing to lose -- and something to gain -- sharing these links with "the opposition" strikes me as a no brainer.
General James Mattis Fires Back At Trump. (Gen. Barry McCaffrey Seconds The Motion)
Borowitz Report: "Trump Offers Freed ISIS Fighters A Group Rate at Trump Doral Resort"
Reprise: If Mueller Had Been Given Sodium Pentathol, Here's What He Would've Told Us
Love
A
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