Non violent Communication by Rosenberg might change everything
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NVC is a tool of manipulation.
How?
You aren't telling the truth. You are manupulating others by their feelings. We had a strong anarchist collective here locally then someone came along and introduced NVC as a way to help us reach eachother more. Within months we were splintered and people hated eachother all with a smile on their face and "I really think it's important to hear what you are feeling" on their lips.
Lol yeah! When you don’t talk about your hate and distrust, when you are not aware of your own feelings, shit hits the fan, sooner or later. You indeed describe manipulation. That’s not nvc though.
Rosenberg may have taught you otherwise, but that's only because he's using NVC to manipulate you into buying more books, attending more conferences, and the like. That doesn't even touch on how it belittles actual violence to refer to a particular way of communication as violent.
nostr:npub1rerg4gsntxn2x7qzfeaxcnng5c27jjzds00546kaarks2p7ydxzqqsfeln we did perfectly fine when everyone was being brutaly honest and calling each other assholes and the like, but as soon as this touchy feely shit came a long it was curtains from peace and liberty in our lifetime.
Nvc is about less assuming and more about communicating how someone/thing is perceived. When you keep assuming and don’t know what your words trigger in someone else you will never arrive at the truth. How words are received always mirrors the state of consciousness of the receiver.