Practical Diplomacy, Friday, March 8, 2019

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"There are a lot of people out there who have no idea what powers a diplomat has," Anakin began, "and some of that is because different places give their diplomats different levels of authority. One thing that will be true, though, is that people, finding out what you do, will make completely unreasonable requests from you. Today's assignment is learning how to tell them no in a way that doesn't offend them but also means they won't be asking you again because they found your response to be unclear."

He paused. "And shooting at them isn't allowed."

Another life lesson from Obi-Wan Kenobi, kids!

"So settle in and I'll send a series of unreasonable beings at you for you to shoot down. Again, not literally."