iN OUR DISCUSSIONS, ARE WE ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS?

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MAKING OUR DISCUSSIONS MORE AGREEABLE …BY LISTENING

In our discussions we are we asking the right questions? Perhaps we’re not.
We need to ask everyone a question such as these: Would you like to have a better life?
What would the better life look like? Yes, agreeing with that, what political party Is more likely to put that policy into action?
What do you think: Are we lucky to have the right to vote?
Does it matter who we vote for?
Wouldn’t it be smart to vote for someone who shares your values?
Do you think it matters for which party we vote?

Do you agree with thinkdr’s description of “a good government? [For convenience, here is a reproduction of it:

A good government is one which continuously improves the quality-of-life of its citizens, and facilitates the inhabitants in its jurisdiction to help one another; it especially encourages them to have a concern for the less-fortunate among us, and to give them a helping hand to rise up a rung, or a step up, on “the ladder of opportunity.”
In other words, we are to teach the less-fortunate your ‘success secrets.’ And a good government would help us to do that.
If we have a skill in an area that is useful to society then we are to give the less-fortunate tutoring ad training in that area if they show an interest in it, and are willing to apply themselves to it. And a good govt. would facilitate in some way our doing just that …maybe by compensating us for our time spent in the training. In this way we would relieve poverty.
The ultimate good govt. aim is to acquire a very-democratic, waste-free, and a scarcity-free social order, one that is not only efficient but also effective …one which cares about people, values them highly, and lifts them up. The use of referendum questions to determine policy would be used much more widely than it is at present.

Which of the major political parties complies most with this description currently?
And which party these days has more people expressing hate …more haters?
Lately, do people seem to worship money as a god? Is money what they really want …or is it merely a mezans to an end? What end?

Please tell us your views on the topic :exclamation: Any comments about the best questions to ask?

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Here are more questions to ask:

[This thread is written on the assumption that you yourself have good, positive ethical values, and that you want to persuade another individual to join in with you on your quest for a more-ideal world.] Will asking these questions help?

It would be interesting to know: Did you, by any chance, ever contribute to making the world a better place? If so, tell me about it?

If you think there was none, that you didn’t contribute that way, then tell me what lesson you have learned in life? Has anything happened in your life that you think mightt make a good story, or that people might be interested in hearing?

[In other words, assume that “everyone has some story to tell” and see if you can draw it out of them, as a way to satisfy the human need for recognition …or for attention. Do this as a way to treat the other individual with a degree of dignity. Do it as a way to show respect.}

Do you agree that we should treat people with respect, if at all possible? {Wouldn’t it be even better to treat them with love?}

Do people, if they usually have a mostly-good character, deserve to be treated with dignity? Isn’t that the ethical way to behave? Tell me your opinion.

What do you think of this line of questioning? Is it too personal? Wouldn’t it help to show the person you are conversing with that you want to find some common ground, in order to go forward toward a better world together?

Your Views are welcomed !!