How to discuss global issues without “triggering” a negative dogmatic reaction
During a recent peace vigil in downtown Olympia, I held a sign: “New treaty prohibits nuclear weapons.” A pedestrian came along and struck up a conversation. We talked for about 20 minutes about a wide range of issues. One of his recurring points led me to post this message to my blog. Many people in the peace movement want to transcend narrow nationalism and affirm “world citizenship.” The person I talked with kept expressing disagreement with the “globalists” who want to dominate the world. In our conversation I got him to clarify that what he was opposed to was “global […]