I hate click-bait titles. Especially those of the "X humiliates Y" sort, most of which turn out to be inaccurate. I wish more people had this attitude, expressed in George MacDonald's Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood.
When I am successful, in any argument, my one dread is of humiliating my opponent. Indeed I cannot bear it. It humiliates me. And if you want him to think about anything, you must leave him room, and not give him such associations with the question that the very idea of it will be painful and irritating to him. Let him have a hand in the convincing of himself.
This rare understanding is what I've seen constantly as I look into the phenomenon of Charlie Kirk. It's a big reason why his death is such a loss to our country and the world. May all of us who are seeking to learn from him take this to heart.
Watt's Law for Relationships: Power equals Strength times Humility.
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