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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDepolarizing America
A little at a time. Saw this on CNS Sunday Morning.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/braver-angels-seeking-to-de-polarize-america/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab8c&linkId=185818177
Michigan is a battleground state, in every sense of the word. Here, purple doesn't mean moderate; it means the 50-50, Red/Blue split is a chasm.
On a recent Saturday in Traverse City, Mich., people gathered half of them Red, the other half Blue brought together by Braver Angels, a not-for-profit attempting to narrow the divide.
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Depolarizing America (Original Post)
WiVoter
Oct 2022
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CrispyQ
(36,470 posts)1. Good luck.
This:
Jim said, "I'm concerned that the polarization has become paralysis."
and this:
While Braver Angels has held more than 2,000 workshops and is growing, so is the divide.
WiVoter
(908 posts)2. I Saw That Too
But its always worth a try.
rubbersole
(6,691 posts)3. Division is the key to oligarchs retaining wealth and power.
It's working.
WiVoter
(908 posts)4. Tragically
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