Diplomacy

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Today I’d like for you to tell me what conditions you think encourage diplomacy and which conditions make it difficult.

For your homework, please pick one of each condition and explain further. Use true scenarios or if you cannot think of one that fits, make one up. Papers should be two pages, typed.

Comments

[wraithbaitjohn.livejournal.com]

What makes diplomacy difficult? Trying to talk to a race that wants to eat you. And I don't mean in 'bite me' sense. I mean eat you. Suck your life right out of your chest.

Do you ever try to negotiate with the cow before making hamburgers? Or an ear of corn? (Want to see the situation from the corn's perspective? http://www.musicoutfitter.com/store/item/753701001929/alonelygrainofcorn.html - click on "Lonely Grain of Corn")

Anyway, you don't debate with your meals. It's lunch, you win.

Now imagine being the cow or the corn. There's just not a lot of wiggle room. "I want to eat you." "Let's compromise... you can take 20 years off my life." No, that's just not going to fly. You have to compromise and there's just not much to give to a race who wants to make a snack of you and your friends.

Diplomacy works better when you can get to know the other side. Have tea, talk about ferris wheels, find out what else you have in common and build on that.