Only if you want them to change their minds, if you don't want them to change, be as charming or not as you like. My point was about as said, only people who obviously want people to change, and there seem to be a lot of people banging their heads against the wall and asking. Why does nobody buy my ideas, no mater how hard I shout, about how stupid and immoral they are ?

Yes that is true, but you are unlikely to accept a message which is presented in nasty form, rather to get noticed you have to presents the lack of your message in nasty form, and your side as a pleasant alternative.

If I wish to sell a car, I first tell you a story about how bad the other make of car is, and how their after sales service let someone down very unjustly, bad enough to make you mad. I then tell you how good our after sales are, and what kind thoughtful methods we use. Not the other way round.

@Fernapple in my experience any social change needs advocates with many different methods and personalities. The hell raisers make everyone aware of the issue then the debaters provide reasons. Lastly ordinary people eventually get on board and provide conformity and goodwill

Having a bad day?

@Mickey decade or decadeS, most likely........

@Mickey No. As @AnneWimsey suggests, bad decades. I can choose my friends, but there is nothing I can do about the mental defectives and emotional defectives that try their damnedest to ruin other people's lives.

I hear ya

True. But should it not be easy you would think, to make a difference between venting and promoting, yet so many people seem not to be able to do that.

@Fernapple Yes, If the intention was merely to promote a viewpoint, it would be much better to present your case in an engaging manner.

Yes Astra, I agree---- plus using a pseudonym allows people's alter ego to seep out especially if they're the angry type.