A review by jenniferstringer
I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening): A Guide to Grace-Filled Political Conversations by Beth A. Silvers, Sarah Stewart Holland

3.0

Many good reminders as we approach election season: The importance of talking politics, but doing so civilly. Start by taking off your team's jersey - get to the reasons and whys - and not because it's your party's platform. Keep politics in perspective. Someone's position on nuclear proliferation does not define who they are. Leave room for grace - for yourself and whomever you're speaking with when things go beyond civil. Get curious about why others believe the way they do...again find the whys. Embrace the paradox of messy issues. Many of the country's problems are complicated. If they were easy, we would have solved them already. Be ok with being uncomfortable. As we discover something is not as we believed, it's going to make us uncomfortable. We don't have to immediately retreat to our comfort zones. Be willing to exit the echo chamber. Read/listen to other news sources, talk to people from all walks of life. Listen to them. And finally keep it nuanced. There are issues where everyone can agree - both parties should eschew racism, school shootings, etc. but nuanced in the how to proceed. Make way for the nuance before going for the easy knee-jerk party line dogma.