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1. treflop ◴[] No.42131774[source]
I think the author’s tone in the article causes more damage to the cause than good.

Even if you are right, you don’t ever win the hearts and minds of anyone when your argument comes off as entitled or deserving.

The mockery that OP refers to is the direct result of the tone that the author uses. Mocking the other side is how you get mockery back. Then you have to write an article about being mocked.

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2. yedava ◴[] No.42131879[source]
The history of disability rights, or any rights for that matter, has been more of raising the cost of ignoring them rather than just being "nice". If they were "nice", nothing would have ever changed.
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3. treflop ◴[] No.42132167[source]
Being persuasive means understanding that there are a million more dimensions to communication than just “nice vs. assertive.”

After reading OP’s article, I did not even feel “I want to like a Facebook post in support.”