Your points are valid, but the important things to consider are framing and negotiation. This was Obama's problem for the past 4 years.
If you initially propose something "middle of the road," you get negotiated to 3/4 down the road. If you propose something idealistic and way far to one side, then you give the opposition things to negotiate away. Then they feel like they win, and in reality you come up with something much more moderate and "middle of the road" than you would have otherwise.
I wish I could find the article, but I once read a story about a web designer who knew his clients ALWAYS had to have some feedback. "I love it, but can you change the color of this" or "make this bigger." No matter how perfect the design was, they HAD to give feedback to feel like they were doing a good job.
So the designer would make a beautiful website, and then put a really ugly snowman in the background. Then the clients would say "I love it!" But can you remove the snowman?"
Say you want reduced copyright terms, reduced damages, and expanded fair use for DJs. Then give up the DJs.
You know you have to give them something, so add things in you're okay giving up.
If you initially propose something "middle of the road," you get negotiated to 3/4 down the road. If you propose something idealistic and way far to one side, then you give the opposition things to negotiate away. Then they feel like they win, and in reality you come up with something much more moderate and "middle of the road" than you would have otherwise.
I wish I could find the article, but I once read a story about a web designer who knew his clients ALWAYS had to have some feedback. "I love it, but can you change the color of this" or "make this bigger." No matter how perfect the design was, they HAD to give feedback to feel like they were doing a good job.
So the designer would make a beautiful website, and then put a really ugly snowman in the background. Then the clients would say "I love it!" But can you remove the snowman?"
Say you want reduced copyright terms, reduced damages, and expanded fair use for DJs. Then give up the DJs.
You know you have to give them something, so add things in you're okay giving up.