Dear Joe,
If you agree it is unproductive, why engage in it? Why not let it go? Why
not let others have their say in the tides of time? I don't mean be apathetic
and therefore not responding, we all need to speak up all the time, but when
you realize it has reached the limit of helpfulness (as you just did), when it
is just an attempt to force others to change their views, why not stop? You
won't be discredited. Instead, you could make wonderful, visionary,
transformative statements. You are very good at arguing, yet your points
don't get heard. All I'm saying is, think about it. You always make
wonderful points. It's not because others are part of some conspiracy that
they don't hear you, it's because you bite hard! I'm just saying this as an
observation, I'm witnessing.
Jane