Re:What Is Social Cooling?
by concordDance on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @04:43AM
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Well if your family are all white Republicans, having White Fragility on your bookshelf is a sure-fire way to start an argument (due to the title!).
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Re:What Is Social Cooling?
by throwaway0a5e on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @07:30AM
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Or not. If your family is reasonable people they'll probably just keep their mouths shut an ignore it even if they don't agree with it.
People are pretty good at ignoring quackery in their own family. I think most people have a few relatives who are very much outside whatever the family norms are that are still treated with respect.
Who benefits and who is hurt when reasonable people don't find ways to speak their minds and advocate for their values?
This question is particularly apropos in modern times -- take the last week for example.
To ask the question in a different way: There may be a tradeoff between maintaining the status quo versus speaking about our values.
To me, it is really important to strive to speak and act according to our values _and_ to reflect on who (and what ideas) benefit from the status quo. It is entirely reasonable to be strategic about what you say, but I don't pretend to think the status quo is correct just because it exists.