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Persuasion in US History: A thread.

Native Americans were persuaded to cede their lands. /1

The difference between America and most nations across history is that we use persuasion instead of violence.

When we stop trying to persuade each other, things can only go to a darker place https://t.co/3aWYXDILSb
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) October 19, 2018

George III was persuaded to recognize the colonies as independent /2 https://t.co/Um156gmz6L

The difference between America and most nations across history is that we use persuasion instead of violence.

When we stop trying to persuade each other, things can only go to a darker place https://t.co/3aWYXDILSb
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) October 19, 2018

The US economy was built on staple crop agriculture performed by persuaded laborers /3 https://t.co/Um156gmz6L

The difference between America and most nations across history is that we use persuasion instead of violence.

When we stop trying to persuade each other, things can only go to a darker place https://t.co/3aWYXDILSb
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) October 19, 2018

Using gentle and sensitive language, the US persuaded Mexico to cede half its territory to the US /4 https://t.co/Um156gmz6L

The difference between America and most nations across history is that we use persuasion instead of violence.

When we stop trying to persuade each other, things can only go to a darker place https://t.co/3aWYXDILSb
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) October 19, 2018

In a triumph of diplomacy and discourse, the Lincoln administration persuaded the South to end slavery. /5
https://t.co/Um156gmz6L

The difference between America and most nations across history is that we use persuasion instead of violence.

When we stop trying to persuade each other, things can only go to a darker place https://t.co/3aWYXDILSb
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) October 19, 2018

The Klan was formed after the Civil War to persuade Black Americans they didn't really need civil rights. /6 https://t.co/Um156gmz6L

The difference between America and most nations across history is that we use persuasion instead of violence.

When we stop trying to persuade each other, things can only go to a darker place https://t.co/3aWYXDILSb
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) October 19, 2018

The US government used rifles and artillery to persuade striking railroad workers to return to work. /7
https://t.co/AhgTXD1fai

This is wrong. It should not happen \u2014 to Rs or Ds.

And it would be useful if more journalists reported that some House and Senate Democrats have been repeatedly urging the public to do this to Republicans. (For more on our growing mess:https://t.co/F9QJIoUtvW ) https://t.co/T128NJ1GWE
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) October 19, 2018

It was a triumph of persuasion to get Hawaiians to cede their sovereignty to armed American sugar planters reinforced by Marines. /8 https://t.co/AhgTXD1fai

This is wrong. It should not happen \u2014 to Rs or Ds.

And it would be useful if more journalists reported that some House and Senate Democrats have been repeatedly urging the public to do this to Republicans. (For more on our growing mess:https://t.co/F9QJIoUtvW ) https://t.co/T128NJ1GWE
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) October 19, 2018

It was difficult, but the Hoover administration was able to persuade the Bonus Army to depart Anacostia Flats. /9 https://t.co/AhgTXD1fai

This is wrong. It should not happen \u2014 to Rs or Ds.

And it would be useful if more journalists reported that some House and Senate Democrats have been repeatedly urging the public to do this to Republicans. (For more on our growing mess:https://t.co/F9QJIoUtvW ) https://t.co/T128NJ1GWE
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) October 19, 2018

Good thing the Allies were able to persuade the Nazis to stop being evil before things really got out of hand. /10
https://t.co/AhgTXD1fai

This is wrong. It should not happen \u2014 to Rs or Ds.

And it would be useful if more journalists reported that some House and Senate Democrats have been repeatedly urging the public to do this to Republicans. (For more on our growing mess:https://t.co/F9QJIoUtvW ) https://t.co/T128NJ1GWE
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) October 19, 2018

The integration of southern schools was accomplished via civil discourse and the arts of gentle persuasion. /11 https://t.co/AhgTXD1fai

This is wrong. It should not happen \u2014 to Rs or Ds.

And it would be useful if more journalists reported that some House and Senate Democrats have been repeatedly urging the public to do this to Republicans. (For more on our growing mess:https://t.co/F9QJIoUtvW ) https://t.co/T128NJ1GWE
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) October 19, 2018

The US policy in Vietnam shoes how committed the nation has been to using persuasion to accomplish foreign policy objectives. /12 https://t.co/AhgTXD1fai

This is wrong. It should not happen \u2014 to Rs or Ds.

And it would be useful if more journalists reported that some House and Senate Democrats have been repeatedly urging the public to do this to Republicans. (For more on our growing mess:https://t.co/F9QJIoUtvW ) https://t.co/T128NJ1GWE
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) October 19, 2018

Martin Luther King, Jr. and other civil rights leaders were able to persuade recalcitrant southern whites to stop being racist. Who can forget that sublime spectacle in the marketplace of ideas /13 https://t.co/AhgTXD1fai

This is wrong. It should not happen \u2014 to Rs or Ds.

And it would be useful if more journalists reported that some House and Senate Democrats have been repeatedly urging the public to do this to Republicans. (For more on our growing mess:https://t.co/F9QJIoUtvW ) https://t.co/T128NJ1GWE
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) October 19, 2018

The new national anthem:
https://t.co/Vs9CYoOuO4

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