Empathy possible for OFNR – Remember to check if the atmosphere is open enough, to allow for deepening of contact. If not, you may want to first say you would like to lead a respectful dialogue with the intention of deeping understanding of an apparent different opinion and ask how that would be for them.
Get curious about observations:
Can you name one of Putin’s decisions that helped to restore order in Russia?
Get curious about feelings:
Are you feeling lucky to have Putin as a president?
Get curious about a need:
Do you value when things are ordered in the public space?
Get curious about a request:
Is there anything that could be done even better in terms of restoring order, considering that you are already quite happy with how things are going ?
Yeltsin and Gorbachev sold everything to the West.
I value protection of what is valuable to all of us.