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This week…we learned that “they” support hate…accept pedophilia…are attacking a life saving program…are responsible for the college admissions scandal…suck up to Big Pharma…are trying to miscarry justice…are a warped version […]
There is a sometimes subtle but important difference between inciting and informing, persuading and enflaming, convincing and stoking.
Distinguishing Between Editorial Viewpoints and Polarization Read More »
This week . . . April may not prove to be the cruelest month. But I’m sure it won’t be for lack of trying.
While the right is brimming with accusations of “the left,” the left tends to point more and more not to ”the right,” but to specific individuals on the right.
Growing Asymmetry in the Rhetoric of Polarization Read More »
Molid, my Lyft driver, emanated an electric gratitude for life and all its blessings and his story reminded me of what is possible.
This week the polarizing technique of accusing the other side of hypocrisy and lying, rather than arguing against the substance of what they want to accomplish seemed to dominate.
This week it seems like a good time, for obvious reasons, to recall some of James Madison’s renowned Federalist #10 warnings about the danger to freedom of factions.
This week seems like a good moment to untangle a common confusion the undercuts the efforts to depolarize our politics: The confusion between civility and neutrality.
Rational, focused disagreements over serious issues seems like a distant dream. Perhaps it’s time for a campaign to Make American Adult Again.
This week . . . with President Trump’s declaration of emergency it got serious.
Hope that as the Presidential election season gains steam, the variety of candidates and complexity of issues will actually begin to move the debate to realistic discussion.
Hoping the debate moves to a more realistic discussion Read More »
Aside from the income driving for Lyft and Uber brings in, doing it also provides me with the opportunity to meet new people from all walks of life.
Thank goodness there are no real problems, issues, threats, worries facing our nation. Otherwise the emptiness of the current political debate would be really something to worry about.
Greetings from the social media desk as I, the lead social media manager for Braver Angels, step out from behind the pixelated curtain to write a quick dispatch.
For an exhilarating few days of breathless finger pointing, “the smirk” captured even more of the polarizer’s angry attention than “the shutdown.”
Here’s what our vision is for how to grow our Alliance moving forward.
Vision for the Los Angeles Better Angels Alliance Read More »
The infantile faceoffs that make up the daily news is causing some to stop and actually think about not just what their opponents are saying, but what they themselves are saying.
I joined Braver Angels to help depolarize America – to help America. I am finding that in the process I am expanding my circle of friends – some red, some blue – and that is a real “Better Angles” benefit – that benefits me as much as benefits America.
Perhaps some other tactics will be explored.
Screaming Back is Not the Best Way to Win the Argument Read More »
A little walk in the woods in America’s National Parks could help remind us what we’re here for.
Why Hold a Different Kind of Braver Angels Event?
Sacramento Alliance Holds Media Panel to Increase Exposure Read More »
This week shows signs on exhaustion—perhaps even a hint of desperation—on the jousting field of polarization.
The Holidays are stressful enough with busyness, gift buying, and too much family togetherness. But now many families are divided into red and blue political camps. Get these tips for avoiding melt downs during the Holidays.
I’d like to look at how to fight against, rather than just observe, polarization.
The accusation of “liars” was hurled from both sides…which means that lying is still considered an insult in both camps!
As the election results came in and the pundits chimed in, the partisan rancor felt, to me, less rather than more offensive.
Goals for these Conversations You learn about the perspectives, feelings, and experiences of someone you care about who differs from you politically. You have a sense of satisfaction about how
Better Angels co-founder Bill Doherty, in a talk to students and faculty at the University of Minnesota in Rochester, teaches and demonstrates how to talk with people who differ from
Skills for Communicating Across the Political Divide Read More »
This week… David Brooks (see below) painted a dim view of the state of the electorate, saying that we are as divided as ever. That “very little has changed over
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