“So I think it's important to communicate with the people in terms of what the real facts are on these proposals and try to have a discussion and a dialogue that gives people information. I think they're hungry for that rather than just political rhetoric.” PeopleThinkingGivingTryingImportantRealFactsPoliticalTermInformationCommunicateHungryDialogueDiscussionRhetoricProposalPolitical Rhetoric Author:John Podesta
“I think I've always been extremely conscious of the kind of empowerment that comes from realizing that you're in a position to express yourself. And the fact is that - and this is the thing about punk rock - that everyone is in a position to create culture, and that point has never been lost on me. To me, that's an important political aspect of doing this, and trying to live in a way that's about dialogue as opposed to like... spectacle.” ThinkingWayTryingKindImportantFactsPoliticalCultureLostRealizingRocksPositionConsciousAspectEmpowermentDialoguePunkExpress YourselfPunk Rock Author:J. Robbins
“A key difference between a dialogue and an ordinary discussion is that, within the latter people usually hold relatively fixed positions and argue in favor of their views as they try to convince others to change. At best this may produce agreement or compromise, but it does not give rise to anything creative.” PeopleGivingTryingMayDoeDifferencesViewsCreativePositionProduceKeysOrdinaryArguingFavorsDialogueCompromiseDiscussionFixedConvinceLatterAgreement Author:David