People rarely change their minds about political issues after discussions with those they disagree with.
But there are genuine benefits to democracy and the people involved in the discussion, according to a scholar who has studied these sorts of discussions for years: buff.ly/4fVYkm2 #politics
Why you should talk to people you disagree with about politics
Conversations don’t immediately change people’s minds, but they can eventually. And in the meantime, they help forge real connections across a diverse and complex society.The Conversation
troy_frizzell
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I'm unwilling to have any social interaction with Republicans. I may have to work with them, but outside of work they aren't welcome in my life.
I don't care if they can change. I'm not interested.
WesDym
in reply to The Conversation U.S. • • •There was a time when this was good advice. That time was around half a century ago.
Reasonable people can debate anything within the same shared sense of objective reality. But we're now in a time when Reality itself is somehow a matter of 'opinion'. And rational discussion CANNOT happen in that context.
If I believe we need to cut back on CO2 emissions, while you believe government controls the weather, then we can't have an intelligent discussion about the climate.
Jess👾
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