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Occasionally I wonder at how insulated and feeling-safe has the West become.
Your advice is excellent advice for the situation where the disagreement doesn't matter. An amicable disagreement between gentlemen about which wine goes best with roast partridge. At worst everyone will just order his own bottle.
That is not always the case. Sometimes when you lose a dispute -- especially a political dispute -- consequences can be very dire. People with guns might come to kill you and your family.
"5. Pick your battles" seems to be especially important advice in political disputes where consequences can be dire.
In political disputes picking your battles is a luxury which is not always available. Especially in situations which involve men with guns.
In a state like North Korea, you don't argue that the dear leader is wrong or that other people who say the dear leader is right are wrong.
You rather stay silent. You don't fight most conflicts that you could fight.