“And I listen to Rachel Maddow for balance. I feel politics has become divisive, yet most people I meet are centrists who could come to an agreement with their neighbors if they believed their neighbor wasn’t a hateful human being. The problem is that we’ve started looking at each other as the other side, or even worse - as an evil or stupid opponent. Since many Maddow listeners, I presume, are liberals and are thus engaged in confirmation bias (feels good, doesn’t it?) I implore you to please go listen to her equal opposite: Ben Shapiro. It will drive you up the wall, but you’ll also walk away better equipped to solve this problem of polarization by seeing one another as human beings who want what is best for each other, but simply have different views on how to get there.
Every person you meet has something to teach you. Whether that person is homeless, wealthy, immigrant, native, black or white, Democrat, or dare I say it - Republican. This chasm can be mended but we need to be humble and kind to one another to get there.
Don’t be intellectually lazy. Do the work if understanding and befriending you’re opponent.”
WhateverBella via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/21/20