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A review by gwalt118
I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening): A Guide to Grace-Filled Political Conversations by Beth A. Silvers, Sarah Stewart Holland
5.0
Disclaimer: I received an advance reader copy from the publisher.
This book isn't only about how to have political conversations. It's about how to communicate with other humans in a world where too many topics are considered taboo and inappropriate to discuss. It's a fact that we've been shying away from the hard topics for too long because it's just too difficult to figure out how to converse nicely, and we're far too afraid of offending someone (at least us Midwesterners are). Beth Silvers (from the right) and Sarah Stewart-Holland (from the left) host Pantsuit Politics, one of my favorite podcasts ever. They are friends who have meaningful conversations with each other and their guests about current issues and challenging topics (think climate change, abortion, tax law, female candidates). When they disagree, they aren't mean. The book reads the same way. There is a lot of gray area in this world, and Beth and Sarah show us how to live in that gray area without alienating people who don't agree with us.
Massive kudos to Beth and Sarah for putting this wonderful book out into the world. I am so excited to start implementing the strategies I learned from reading it. Do yourself a favor and pre-order a copy for yourself and another one for a friend who falls elsewhere on the political spectrum. Read it and talk about it with each other. If we all did that, we can help make our political (and a lot of our other) conversations much less divisive.
This book isn't only about how to have political conversations. It's about how to communicate with other humans in a world where too many topics are considered taboo and inappropriate to discuss. It's a fact that we've been shying away from the hard topics for too long because it's just too difficult to figure out how to converse nicely, and we're far too afraid of offending someone (at least us Midwesterners are). Beth Silvers (from the right) and Sarah Stewart-Holland (from the left) host Pantsuit Politics, one of my favorite podcasts ever. They are friends who have meaningful conversations with each other and their guests about current issues and challenging topics (think climate change, abortion, tax law, female candidates). When they disagree, they aren't mean. The book reads the same way. There is a lot of gray area in this world, and Beth and Sarah show us how to live in that gray area without alienating people who don't agree with us.
Massive kudos to Beth and Sarah for putting this wonderful book out into the world. I am so excited to start implementing the strategies I learned from reading it. Do yourself a favor and pre-order a copy for yourself and another one for a friend who falls elsewhere on the political spectrum. Read it and talk about it with each other. If we all did that, we can help make our political (and a lot of our other) conversations much less divisive.