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In these times the National Union of Friendly Americans (NUFA) is constantly striving to be friendly, courteous and helpful, even in the face of adversity.“Kill them with kindness” is …
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Better Angels group helps political parties work together. A workshop is planned for Feb. 10 in Duluth.
Monroe County United is tackling political polarization in 2020 by organizing workshops with Better Angels, a group that promotes understanding of the other side.Each of the Better Angels Red/Blue Workshops will take place on the weekend and include seven conservatives and seven liberals/progressives. Trained moderators will help participants “understand our experiences, beliefs and differences, while being cognizant of and willing to explore any and all points of common ground,”
A new initiative tries to depolarize college campuses by harnessing the power of civil disagreement.
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Real democracy grows stronger with discussions that enhance mutual understanding. Unless we learn how to productively engage in difficult dialogue, we will continue struggling as a community and as a
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Bridging the communication gap and mending the partisan divide was a goal that members of the Ames Better Angels Alliance agreed on during its first meeting on Saturday.Eleven community members gathered at City Hall and voiced their frustrations on the divisiveness between Democratic and Republican parties, as well as shared ways in which the alliance could potentially give back to the community.In order to accomplish this, members suggested that they — Democrats and Republicans —
He has garnered enough support in the district that experts at the Cook Political Report have graded the district as “likely Republican” in 2020.
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So say the Better Angels of the partisan divide.
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In the summer of 2016, when I was first running for Congress, I was called a homophobe by a Democratic activist, because I was a Republican candidate. At the same
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On Friday, Governor Kim Reynolds will sign a proclamation declaring Saturday, December 14, Better Angles Day in the State of Iowa. ” Better Angles, a national nonprofit with an Iowa chapter, has been trying to get a foothold in the 99 counties across the state.
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Dr. Bill Dougherty, co-founder of Better Angels suggests families remember “family bonds are more important than any political disagreement.”
Political divisiveness is rife, but groups facilitating civil discourse abound. Participants find it’s harder work outside a workshop or classroom.
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Susan Vergeront is co-director of Better Angels in Wisconsin. Better Angels is a national citizens’ movement to reduce political polarization. “The minute I saw what the organization stood for, it
Borrowing techniques from couples therapy to bring liberals and conservatives back together
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Jim Carpenter Frederick Organizer
Natalie Abbas Frederick Organizer
Tom Smerling Maryland State Coordinator
The Problem of Polarization:
Political polarization did not start with the 2016 election — it’s been gaining momentum for over 20 years. But with the rancor and divisiveness that has been on display in recent years, polarization may have reached its worst level in the United States since the Civil War.
Today, many believe that their political adversaries are not simply misguided, but that they are also bad people whose ways of thinking are both dangerous and incomprehensible. As Charles Krauthammer once noted, “Conservatives think Liberals are stupid, Liberals think Conservatives are evil!”
The Pew Research Center, which has been measuring political polarization in the United States since 1994, recently found that the average partisan gap has increased from 15 percentage points to 36 points.
The United States is disuniting. We’re becoming two Americas angry with the other and distrusting our opposites’ basic humanity and good intentions.
This degree of civic rancor threatens our democracy and it’s a trend we must reverse!
I recently had two experiences in which folks reached across the political aisle. Respect and patience were displayed. Assumptions were minimized; stereotypes were not enlisted. These experiences did not occur
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Classes, apps and message boards are trying to bridge the divide between the left and the right, one conversation at a time.
As 2020 approaches, Warren Wilson College President Lynn Morton feels an urgent need to give students a sense of political discourse beyond just party lines. WLOS. “So what can we do to make the world a better place for everybody? ” she wondered. Since Morton started two years ago, she made campus-wide deliberative dialogue sessions a priority.
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Lately, the outside temperatures have been cooling down. It’s time to enjoy the Fall weather! Come spend your time watching the Better Angels documentary to see how citizens across the
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About 50 local residents showed up Tuesday to hear about the launch of the local Better Angels chapter, which is part of a national effort to reduce political polarization and
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WILMINGTON — The public is invited to a free screening of the documentary “Better Angels: Reuniting America” on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at the Hannah Block Historic USO/ Community Arts Center, 120 S. Second St. Registration is at 6 p.m., the showing begins at 6:30 p.m., and a discussion will follow. Presented by Better Angels (www.better-angels.org), the documentary is a 50 minute film that brings the viewer behind the scenes of real red/blue workshop, illustrating how Americans, with what would be
“The issue at hand is whether Trump committed crimes grave enough to warrant his removal from office,” writes Erica Etelson.
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Dear Readers, today’s Word of the Day is unique. Or as my mom would pronounce it, you-nih-kew. Unique, no matter how you choose to pronounce […]
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On Tuesday from 6:30-8 p.m., the Center for a Vital Community at Sheridan College will host an informational program about Better Angels, an organization dedicated to helping Americans heal the
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SHERIDAN, Wyo. — The Center for a Vital Community at Sheridan College will host an informational program about Better Angels, an organization dedicated to helping Americans heal the political divide
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Jim Carpenter and Natalie Abbas are on different sides of the political aisle —Carpenter, a Democrat from Frederick, and Abbas, a Republican from Myersville.