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The Importance of Meaningful Conversations in Democracy
This chapter explores the significance of conversation and persuasion in democracies, emphasizing the need to engage in meaningful conversations with people from different perspectives and not write them off. It discusses the challenge of dehumanizing those with different views and the negative impact it has on engaging in productive conversations. The chapter also highlights the complexities of inviting someone into a new community when they have been perceived as causing harm to that community in the past.