The first response of saying, what they're wrong about is really about me or us being right. But does that really save the planet? If it's more important to you to solve the problem, to address climate change. I recommend the other approach, finding the common ground, seeing where you agree and working together to make it real. And i also say, i don't think the climate is as big of an issue as you do. I think they're other issues thare more important to me.
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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