i like to describe as accidentally discovering the humanity of the other person. Where i was in the sixties, we have three point five % of the people of america being engaged in some kind of idea for a movement to succeed. We're talking specifically about how to engage that number of people in ways that really solve problems. And so if you really believe in the data, you got to commit to the processes that work and lead to better solutions.
Most Americans support climate action, but you wouldn’t know it from Congress or the courts – or from most of the media. People on both the left and the right experience the same devastating floods, the same life-threatening heatwaves and the same catastrophic wildfires. Yet individuals tend to socialize within insulated political tribes, operate in completely different information bubbles and see the problems and solutions through different lenses. How can we learn to bridge ideological divides, develop trust, and find the common ground needed to rebuild respectful civil discourse?
Guests:
Chloe Maxmin, Maine State Senator
Joan Blades, Co-founder, LivingRoomConversations.org
John Gable, Co-founder, AllSides.com
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