Most communities have what are called "CAVEs," or Citizens Against Virtually Everything. These intractable folk oppose any initiative, even those in their own best interest.
Let's try to learn about them.
I hear progressive people (the opposite of CAVEs) refer to them as Republicans. That is actually not accurate. The CAVEs in my town are generally Democrats. That is important because being inaccurate is not useful. Here are my observations for why someone might be an intentional continual show stopper.
- Personality or character issues (this is irrelevant to political
leaning...)
- Childhood trauma, which causes mistrustful sentiments
- Some might just need to be heard. They want their feelings
and concerns to be acknowledged.
Trying to change hearts and minds through debate is rarely productive. "Seek first to understand, then to be understood," as Stephen Covey would advise, is a better strategy.
Let's try to learn about them.
I hear progressive people (the opposite of CAVEs) refer to them as Republicans. That is actually not accurate. The CAVEs in my town are generally Democrats. That is important because being inaccurate is not useful. Here are my observations for why someone might be an intentional continual show stopper.
- Personality or character issues (this is irrelevant to political
leaning...)
- Childhood trauma, which causes mistrustful sentiments
- Some might just need to be heard. They want their feelings
and concerns to be acknowledged.
Trying to change hearts and minds through debate is rarely productive. "Seek first to understand, then to be understood," as Stephen Covey would advise, is a better strategy.
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