“How to talk politics without starting fights and ruining relationships” - Braver Angels

“How to talk politics without starting fights and ruining relationships”

Oprah Magazine

No matter our individual politics, every citizen can surely agree that America’s pretty far from domestic tranquility these days. The talking heads are braying. The online commentariat is spewing hatred IN CAPS LOCK. We’re wondering whether we should bring riot gear to the next family dinner—if we’re still having family dinners, that is. In one 2016 survey, around half the Democrats and half the Republicans reported that the opposing party made them feel angry, frustrated, even afraid.

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