The Importance of Imagination in Democracies

Socrates was deliberately a gadfly he made life difficult for people in the marketplace. Politicians are often bringing bad arguments one's way and you need to be able to look at the argument. There's also the question of how we interrelate. In my country the US people are often relating to each other with sound bites. If we get clear about what is shared and where the differences lie then we talk respectfully, not just as enemies.