Guest opinion: Five ways to reduce political animosity
by Jared Whitley
Political animosity seems to be at an all-time high in the US, indeed a recent UVU study finding that Utah isn’t immune to the trend. Anger begets anger rather than reconciliation, creating a vicious cycle. It’s hard to feel like you should compromise with someone when all you see of them is riots and threats, but we’ve come up with five ways we think we can reduce animosity among the left and the right in America.
One, unite on government accountability. Two, say "populist" instead of "far-". Three, unite on corporate accountability, four, remember that if America loses, China wins and five, somehow make it the 90s again.
It is very difficult to feel like you should compromise with someone when they’re shrieking at you. It’s amazing that American political life isn’t even more contentious – a fight like this one in the Taiwanese parliament hasn’t broken out in Congress, well, ever. It’s a testament to the strength of the American spirit that things aren’t even worse. At least for now. (Read More)
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