Trying to Broach the Social Media Void of Indifference, Intolerance and Non-Engagement about our Current Cultural and Political Climate
After seeing how little people engage in much political or cultural discussion and debate over the past 2 years since 2016, I found myself wondering why. Was it uninteresting banter? Was it due to a fear of trolls? Was it an unwillingness to put yourselves at risk of friends or family taking offense to a potential comment? I don't really KNOW the answer, but I imagine it is some of that and a variety of other issues. However, I am a believer we have to learn to re-engage one another on a platform of respect, civility and true openness to counter the effects of our divisive media, the divisive culture of intolerance from online forums and sadly college campuses, and make the family discussion around the dinner table a real thing again. Anyhow, I have been reading articles, blogs, posts, books and listen to podcasts these past few months looking for those valuable nuggets of truth and ideas for trying to engender the kinds of conversations I want ...