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As Ukrainian, European leaders travel to DC 4 discussions #WhiteHouse about ending Russia’s illegal war of aggression, Americans would do well 2 remember 10 #principles of #negotiation. #Americans tend to think that we know everything.  This is never the case such a belief is especially harmful when we R outsiders to horrendous war.  Both #Ukrainians, #Russians know things that we either do not know or tend 2 forget. The Russians work put our #knowledge #gaps to good use. snyder.substack.com/p/common-s

Thinking about... · Common Sense about NegotiationsBy Timothy Snyder

A quotation from Cicero

Although fear was turning you into a good citizen, fear is only in the short term a teacher of duty; and that unscrupulousness of yours, which never deserts you so long as you are not afraid, has turned you into a scoundrel.
 
[Quamquam bonum te timor faciebat, non diuturnus magister officii, improbum fecit ea, quae, dum timor abest, a te non discedit, audacia.]

Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) Roman orator, statesman, philosopher
Philippics [Philippicae; Antonian Orations], No. 2, ch. 36 / sec. 90 (2.36/2.90) (44-10-24 BC) [tr. Berry (2006)]

Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/cicero-marcus-tulliu…

There are two sets of principles. They are the principles of power and privilege and the principles of truth and justice. If you pursue truth and justice, it will always mean a diminution of power and privilege. If you pursue power and privilege it will always be at the expense of truth and justice.
—Norman Finkelstein, Interview, March 9, 2010.
#quote #principles

June 5, 2025, #Veterans are holding more than 200 #protests in 45 states, DC on 81st anniversary of #DDay. They are uniting to call out #Trump regime’s cuts to VA #illegal #firings of Veterans who were #federalemployees. Unite for Veterans, Unite for America rally aims to be nonpartisan call to preserve veterans' jobs benefits, promote protection of #democratic #principles, Unite for Veterans Coalition is a group of veterans from various advocacy organizations. unite4veterans.org/ marches

Unite For Veterans CoalitionRally With America’s Veterans | Unite for Veterans CoalitionJoin veterans and allies in Washington, D.C. on June 6 to defend the VA, protect our benefits, and carry forward the legacy of the Bonus Army.

Interesting initiative focusing on #AI & #news integrity, just published at the World News Media Congress in Kraków & signed by all kinds of media people:

wan-ifra.org/2025/05/media-out

Core #principles:

News content should only be processed with permission.

High quality info is valuable & must be recognized.

Original sources should be transparent & accessible.

It's great to tap into a plurality of sources.

Tech companies and media orgs need to have a dialog re: safety, accuracy, transparency.

WAN-IFRAV V Sridhar

"When we see Democrats like Newsom and Whitmer... semi-genuflecting before the Trump throne... when the fascist regime has made its intentions clear... [W]e see people who have sucked on the crack-pipe of realpolitik for so long that... they have lost touch with everyday morality. They believe in nothing except political survival... Any principles beyond those have atrophied into invisibility."

salon.com/2025/04/20/the-fasci

Salon.com · The fascist moment is here: Have mainstream liberals heard the alarm go off?
Continued thread

a few notes on a Linda Rising's talk

"Realize up front that this is hard".

Cognitive dissonance: contradictory "evidence" causes severe cognitive discomfort.

* We are not rational decision-makers
* but we are good at explaining after-the-fact why we made a decision – a pattern called rationalization.

Two thirds of people will not consider an idea until "somebody they know pretty well, is doing it, is happy with it, talks about it […] so maybe i might think about it".
To convince,
* you must address: "What's in it for me?" – requires empathy;
* you can use the values of your opponent. (Loyalty or fairness?)

A pattern of personal touch: walk a mile in the other's shoes
Another pattern: "Give it a try"
Another pattern: listen
Another pattern: ask for something personal

youtube.com/watch?v=DrCD1wmK9o via @matthew