Constructive Criticism: A Handbook Speaking & Listening More Effectively in Personal Relations, Groups, & Political Activities By Vicki Legion (Gracie Lyons), 1976
Constructive Criticism is a wonderful example of the blending of valuable and powerful socialist theory with a practical, down-to-earth pragmatism. The result is an extremely useful manual for people who work together for positive social change. Putting Gracie Lyon's suggestions into practice will increase the power of people's work as well as their personal sense of well being and satisfaction.
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I definitely come across aggressive at times. But it's always a very calculated kind. I'm not one to just be that way for the sake of it, I have a reason and a purpose in doing it. It's carrot and stick at a holistic level where I acknowledge to myself I am not the only leftist a person is going to speak to in their lives. If I can't get through to someone, then my goal is to make it so that the next leftist doesn't get the same interaction I just had. We are collectively a team and we can think of our engagement with others as passing on the baton, if a conversation is not ideal it is possible to help the next leftist have a better setup. Even in some cases if I have to take the fall and look bad to achieve it.