Trading Justice

podcast

One issue facing the American public is a difficulty in discussion of political ideas. The cause of this can vary from person to person, but can largely be brought down to a few key reasons. Among the forefront is radicalized folks on either side tend to be the loudest and draw the most attention. This has the problem of casting even the moderates of a particular affiliation in a harsher light than is fair. Following this, folks don't want to be in a political conversation with someone out of not wanting to interact with a radical, even if the other person actually isn't. Another contender for this is the fear of offending others or being offended or dismissed themselves. This feeds off of the previous point, as radicals tend to hold fringe views that aren't appealing to even that person's party, and again, paint the rest of the party in that negative light. Language choice can matter greatly on this, as well. It's a fine point, but dismissive and arrogant language can make it difficult to hold a meaningful conversation and have a frank exchange of ideas, too. That's not holding offensive ideas; that's just being offensive as a person.  
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