It is such a fine balance and difficult to not immediately react. I ran across an example of this the other day in a conversation at the dog park. The other person said, "I don't like Trump, but..." and my blood pressure immediately spiked at the "but". "But," he continued, "the idea of USA regaining its ability to be more self-reliant isn't a bad idea." (I agree that maintaining manufacturing ability in its own borders is sensible, but the process of delivering on that is seriously flawed.) I was able to have an interesting discussion without overreacting by being more equanimous.
It is such a fine balance and difficult to not immediately react. I ran across an example of this the other day in a conversation at the dog park. The other person said, "I don't like Trump, but..." and my blood pressure immediately spiked at the "but". "But," he continued, "the idea of USA regaining its ability to be more self-reliant isn't a bad idea." (I agree that maintaining manufacturing ability in its own borders is sensible, but the process of delivering on that is seriously flawed.) I was able to have an interesting discussion without overreacting by being more equanimous.