How do you fight for what you think is right? First, you'll need to look through your personal view of the truth, and with your God given insight, you'll need to see beyond the strife to a place where change is made and what was wrong becomes what is right. Still, it's wise to keep in mind that no matter how "right" your vision may be, you'll need to inspire others to see through your view of the truth. Otherwise, all you'll do is fight. Only when you open eyes and change minds will your vision of the truth be seen and achieved.
THIS FACT REMAINS THE SAME: HOPE AND FAITH CREATES POSITIVE CHANGE
In the 60's people fought for what they thought was right all the time. Women were fighting for their right to equal pay and African American's fought for their civil rights day and night. Others fought against the war in Vietnam incessantly, but when people fight, all they create is strife. That's why it took the amazing grace of hope and faith to create the change that was actually achieved through the vision of people like Martin Luther King.
1. Communicate what you debate through a view of hope and faith.
Then again, it's clear to see that the need to fight for what we think is right is still true today. Once again we went out on a limb to fight for what we thought was right within the campaign between Obama and McCain. That was quite a fight, but when it comes to the need for change, hope and faith always wins in the end. That's why it's never wise to use fear based debates to win a fight. Fear manipulates and it only creates hate, but hope motivates the faith it takes to change minds and open eyes to see through your vision of what is right.
Fear based debates are communicated through a negative view, which tends to make people afraid, and the fact remains that what makes people afraid creates hate. Fear based hate becomes a monster in our minds, and eventually those monsters become our worst enemy. That's why Roosevelt wisely advised, "The only thing we need to fear is fear itself."
2. Be FOR more and AGAINST less.
History taught us that wise people fight for what they think is right by being for more and against less. Like JFK explained, "Ask not what your country can do for you, but ask what you can do for your country. " Give more and take less. Go out on a limb now and then to do something different. Listen to the other guy sometimes to find new insight. Only then will you see that change is never made when we fight against people or things.
Instead of being against the government, be for your country. Complain, rant and/or rave less and support more. Positive people who are for their country communicate in ways that say,"United we stand and divided we all fall." That's why they won't communicate what makes them afraid more than they communicate what gives them faith. They don't need to be right more than they need to do what is right for all involved. They won't use free speech as an excuse to abuse the truth or be rude, because you see, they give you the opportunity to speak too. Instead of being against the republicans or democrats, they are proud Americans, and they see the truth through a united view of what is right for all.
3. Remember this: What we resist will persist.
Mother Theresa expressed it best when she declined an invitation to attend an, "anti-war rally." Since she was obviously all about peace, everyone was stunned. When they asked her why she declined, she explained, " I don't believe in being anti-war anymore, but if you hold a pro-peace rally, that's when I'll come." Because what we resist will persist, we can end more wars if we choose to be pro-peace. People who fight against things tend to create more hate and negative resistance to fight against. That's why it's wise to fight against what is wrong by inspiring others to think through a positive view. Don't waste time fighting against drugs or crime. Just make a positive change in one life at a time, and the change will multiply in time.
4. Be diplomatic, kind and polite.
If you want to fight for what you think is right, don't create a debate through a self righteous view. If you do, you'll create the need to fight against you and others will feel defensive with you. With defensiveness, people become offended by you and what you say is true. They will be blinded to your view. Self righteous people tend to insult others by speaking to them as if they were idiots, which tends to turn others off to what you think is right, so strive to be an open minded human being who behaves in a diplomatic way.
5. Keep in mind that open minds listen to the other guy sometimes.
As human beings, we can't be right all the time, but when people open their minds, they are able to open their eyes to see the reality that sometimes the other guy is right. That's why it's safe to assume that the truth always begins with you. When you see a need for change, just choose to think through a view of hope and faith, and when you do, you'll communicate that hope and faith by what you say and do. In the end, you'll change one mind at a time, like Martin Luther King did when he taught us how to see beyond what made us afraid. That's what achieves impossible dreams and improves what used to be wrong into what is right for mankind.