tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post6328000406884323043..comments2023-03-26T01:02:06.760-07:00Comments on The Fearless Heart: Empathy from Left FieldMiki Kashtanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00907977416574801559noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post-51361472322664228762010-04-24T16:36:24.126-07:002010-04-24T16:36:24.126-07:00i read with great interest all of the above commen...i read with great interest all of the above comments. i am grateful to have stimulated all this conversation.<br /><br />i have a couple more thoughts after reading this. first, i want to say that unless you have a lot of practice, it's hard to let go of the content of someone's view on this or that public policy so that we can look at the underlying human needs that fuel that view. and Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586900251063975369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post-4389820287157723302010-04-20T21:05:09.523-07:002010-04-20T21:05:09.523-07:00I would love some support in my own experience wit...I would love some support in my own experience with this. I tried a little empathy experiment in my head when I was first learning NVC, imagining some conservative fundie pushing to diminish my personal rights as a lesbian, disabled person (ie unable to compete in a market economy), economically poor person, non-Christian, woman, etc. I ended up getting stuck on "Are you feeling afraid forCaerahttp://www.caeramusic.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post-26201843752810677602010-04-03T22:44:38.772-07:002010-04-03T22:44:38.772-07:00Why do we need "empathy" for either side...Why do we need "empathy" for either side?<br />I understand and appreciate diversity - something that is being terrorized and swallowed up everyday, but I'm not really on board with the empathy watch for political parties. Respect,yes. Tolerance, yes.<br />I see an element in this chaos brewing that very few people talk about outside the context of politics. It has to do with the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post-31697845509026890582010-04-03T20:03:23.433-07:002010-04-03T20:03:23.433-07:00I find it difficult to empathize with conservative...I find it difficult to empathize with conservatives or have any sympathy for them because in my opinion they usually support horrible policies that harm many people and often contribute to destroying the planet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post-56228634509977103892010-04-03T19:54:27.890-07:002010-04-03T19:54:27.890-07:00Hi Miki
I appreciate your post, and hope to hear m...Hi Miki<br />I appreciate your post, and hope to hear more. Myra Walden brought my attention to it. <br /><br />My son in law, Nolan, identifies himself as a conservative, and I enjoy attempting to have true dialogue with him. I think I "get it" about how he has chosen to believe and value what he does. (By the way, NVC sometimes equates "values" with "needs," I Harlan Johnsonhttp://cometogetherrockford.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post-20680922281105799862010-04-03T14:16:23.975-07:002010-04-03T14:16:23.975-07:00Miki, I'm glad you are writing about this and ...Miki, I'm glad you are writing about this and remember being in a workshop with you where this came up and since then I have worked at becoming more aware of this when it happens in my workshops and in my life. I really get it.<br /><br />Here's something I found interesting when I heard of it: Prior to the last presidential election some liberal friends of mine (who practice NVC) invitedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post-84118047392747608492010-04-03T12:25:52.209-07:002010-04-03T12:25:52.209-07:00Miki
I was very happy and hopeful to read this. I...Miki<br /><br />I was very happy and hopeful to read this. I've been thinking the same thing for a long time but certainly never expressed it as eloquently as you did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post-79949325591864043092010-04-03T04:58:58.879-07:002010-04-03T04:58:58.879-07:00Heya Miki, I appreciate reading this. My experienc...Heya Miki, I appreciate reading this. My experience is pretty similar to yours in this area. This leads me to have a few questions for you as well:<br /><br />I wonder - do you have personal experience with talking with conservative or Republican individuals or communities? <br /><br />Also, I wonder - do you have personal experience with sharing Nonviolent Communication with conservative or Ian Mayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08624133872487044679noreply@blogger.com