By The Laura Flanders Show
“We are not enemies, but friends,” Abraham Lincoln told a divided America in his first inaugural address as much of the country prepared for civil war. “We must not be enemies, though, passion may have strained. It must not break our bonds of affection,” he said. “Instead, we must call upon the braver angels of our nature.”
Well, we know how that worked out. The bloodiest war in American history. 2% of the entire population dead, equivalent to some six million people today. Obviously, no one wants a repeat of that. But, the country is pretty divided and much of our money media seem to profit off opposing Red and Blue camps.
So, what else is out there? A group calling itself Braver Angels is dedicated to creating working and listening space for people of ostensibly opposing views, to depolarize, they say. Here to tell us about it, Braver Angels co-founder David Blankenhorn and clinical psychologist Michelle Brody. She’s one of the workshop moderators with the group.
