> If you say something in an aggressive manner, they will tend to assume a confrontational posture and won't work with you. In my experience, that's not actual

> If you say something in an aggressive manner, they will tend to assume a confrontational posture and won't work with you. In my experience, that's not actually true. Hitler, famously, was able to say many things in a very aggressive manner, people did assume a confrontational posture, and did work with him. When I see Theo write, I see someone who is passionate and who will not compromise. Yes, he does things I don't agree with, but notwithstanding the comparison to Hitler, he also does things that I do agree with. The reason we respond the way we do isn't always because of the person we're responding to. People respond to passion in different ways, some people shut down, some people walk away, and some people feel it's so important to find some other way to prove them wrong that they'll try to turn the conversation into one about rudeness instead.