Braver Angels helped me a lot - they do a bunch of things, but I started with 1:1 conversations with someone on the other side. Together, in both sets of conversations, we agreed on goals, but differed on ways to get there. But when we talked further, we found ideas that were either a combination of each person's thoughts or something new, inspired by the discussion. BA is also hosting politicians in these meetings and each time, the participants feel like they can go back and work together. It's really a powerful thing. https://braverangels.org/ I'm now an Ambassador for them and working on getting both sides to write more letters in with real ideas on working together for their local paper.
Denise, I think you know that I disagree with many of your positions... yet here we are in polite discourse. With a lefty? From your comments, one wouldn't think it possible! Your view here is exactly as one-sided as you claim. If you think one side owns this, any improvement is exactly as impossible as you think. The right is at least as good at flinging epithets and dismissing any possible good on the left as vice versa - e.g. your comment that Joe Biden is wrong about everything. You appear to be determined to shout into an echo chamber.
You touched on it. I have a family member who’s very left of center and if any discussion at all comes up about differences of opinion in ideology they’ll literally go into a rant and hang up on me. No discussion.
Braver Angels helped me a lot - they do a bunch of things, but I started with 1:1 conversations with someone on the other side. Together, in both sets of conversations, we agreed on goals, but differed on ways to get there. But when we talked further, we found ideas that were either a combination of each person's thoughts or something new, inspired by the discussion. BA is also hosting politicians in these meetings and each time, the participants feel like they can go back and work together. It's really a powerful thing. https://braverangels.org/ I'm now an Ambassador for them and working on getting both sides to write more letters in with real ideas on working together for their local paper.
Denise, I think you know that I disagree with many of your positions... yet here we are in polite discourse. With a lefty? From your comments, one wouldn't think it possible! Your view here is exactly as one-sided as you claim. If you think one side owns this, any improvement is exactly as impossible as you think. The right is at least as good at flinging epithets and dismissing any possible good on the left as vice versa - e.g. your comment that Joe Biden is wrong about everything. You appear to be determined to shout into an echo chamber.
You touched on it. I have a family member who’s very left of center and if any discussion at all comes up about differences of opinion in ideology they’ll literally go into a rant and hang up on me. No discussion.