5 Ways to Talk to Someone You Disagree With
There’s no getting around it: America is more divided than ever. I don’t have all the answers, but I do know that if we ever have a hope of finding our way back to each other as Americans, we need to start talking – and listening – to one another again. I have made it something of a personal mission to put this to practice.
From long conversations with family, friends, and podcast guests, to short (sometimes, very short) conversations I’ve had with strangers while knocking door-to-door canvassing for a long-shot parliamentary candidate, here are five things I’ve learned about how to have productive conversations with people whose opinions on the Big Things differ from your own. These guidelines are also for situations that extend beyond political disagreements, be that in the boardroom, when tensions rise at work, or even at home…