— and resuscitate stifled political conversations
Techniques
nurture your curiousity
You have to be curious if you want your conversation partner to be curious. Sometimes this is work: if you're not honestly curious or open-minded about their main point, what can you be curious about?
George Lakoff talks about framing the issues: "protections," not "regulations." This article expands on George Lakoff's advice on framing.