By Melinda Lavine | full article here
Braver Angels group helps political parties work together. A workshop is planned for Feb. 10 in Duluth.
Imagine ending a political debate today with: โYouโre a fellow American. Youโre a thoughtful person, and I want to better understand where youโre coming from.โ
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โTheyโre trying to teach ways to have vigorous disagreements without attacking people personally,” she said. “When you understand where people are coming from, thatโs where you can create constructive compromise.โ
That dehumanizing element is causing a lot of problems on the topic of politics, said Pat Devries, Braver Angels Minnesota co-coordinator. โWe tend to say โThose people,โ and โThey do this,โ but thatโs not helping.โ
โDemocracy is, in some way, one continued argument,โ Doherty said.
Read the full piece in the Duluth News-Tribune.
