Another interesting one. I can see same happening in India too. One way to reduce conflict is design festivals where people meet and expose to shared joys other than political ideologies.
This is an excellent read, Kurt! What you and Sam are doing can be a game-changer for political strife in our country. I remember reading “The Righteous Mind” around the first Trump election, hoping to understand the “other side”, especially since I knew people in town, and even my own brother who was a member of the other political side. I wanted to understand their position. These were intelligent people, and one was even raised in the same family and by the same parents as me. How could we have such different political views? I read the book mainly because I did not want ro see the other side as a villain, or demonize them for their beliefs. I truly was seeking to understand them. I feel that our country has gone way too far, since then, by demonizing the “other”. THIS read, and your theory of harm is for me, much more understandable and relatable! It makes me want to sit down and ask someone on the other side what their personal experience has been that has brought them to believe what they believe. It makes me want to have those conversations on a more intimate level, and it makes me want to really listen and learn. This, I believe will bridge divides. politicians want us to demonize each other. I think that is irresponsible! If we can start having conversations with each other, we can wield so much more power with our votes. Thank you for your work! It has the power to positively affect the way we relate to one another! Kudos to you AND Sam Pratt!
Another interesting one. I can see same happening in India too. One way to reduce conflict is design festivals where people meet and expose to shared joys other than political ideologies.
This is an excellent read, Kurt! What you and Sam are doing can be a game-changer for political strife in our country. I remember reading “The Righteous Mind” around the first Trump election, hoping to understand the “other side”, especially since I knew people in town, and even my own brother who was a member of the other political side. I wanted to understand their position. These were intelligent people, and one was even raised in the same family and by the same parents as me. How could we have such different political views? I read the book mainly because I did not want ro see the other side as a villain, or demonize them for their beliefs. I truly was seeking to understand them. I feel that our country has gone way too far, since then, by demonizing the “other”. THIS read, and your theory of harm is for me, much more understandable and relatable! It makes me want to sit down and ask someone on the other side what their personal experience has been that has brought them to believe what they believe. It makes me want to have those conversations on a more intimate level, and it makes me want to really listen and learn. This, I believe will bridge divides. politicians want us to demonize each other. I think that is irresponsible! If we can start having conversations with each other, we can wield so much more power with our votes. Thank you for your work! It has the power to positively affect the way we relate to one another! Kudos to you AND Sam Pratt!