Hoping the debate moves to a more realistic discussion - Braver Angels

Hoping the debate moves to a more realistic discussion

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This weekalas, no mass shootings, no carnivalesque hearings, no outrageous scandals (at least that break into convenient red/blue categories) that the Polarizers can use to “prove” how right/wrong we/they are. So, it’s just more of the same old, same old broad accusations the “they” are dumb, insensitive, outrageous and uncaring. Is it too much to 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?

When reading these examples, check the above list and ask yourself: regardless of whether you agree or disagree, is this really advancing an intelligent resolution through the persuasive, rational arguments of advocacy…or simply fueling the fire of conflict through the divisive, emotional manipulations of polarization?

Here are just a few of the blue and red polarizing headlines from the past week.

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