Wisdom comes from speaking the truth in love. People convinced against their will are of the same opinion still. If someone can talk them into a position, someone else can talk them out of it. When we create seeds of friendship, love, and understanding while not compromising on truth in any way, we are then interacting with brains in a way they are more readily capable of receiving and changing.

Yes, truth is offensive to many people and they react with primitive fear when confronted with it. At the same time, people often respond negatively not to the truth itself, but the way it was presented. Sometimes people are speaking truth, but doing so in a truly mean way.

Example:

I could say something like:

@krnel you're such a f*cking hypocrite! I can't believe you used all of these images without giving credit to the authors and citing where you got them. As an artist yourself who has had people take your work without permission, you should know better. You should be ashamed!

Does that put you into a position to rationally and unemotionally hear out my perspective and thoughtfully consider changing your behavior? Probably not. Most likely it puts you on the defensive, ready to justify your actions and defend them vigorously.

Let's compare that to this approach:

Man, great images and quotes here, @krnel! I love them. Did you create them yourself or find them online? What is evolvedconsciousness.org? I suggest giving credit to the original authors there and linking out to them so interested people like me can find out more.

Doesn't that sound better? One could argue both approaches have truth in them. Only one approach is wise.