Defusing American Anger: A depolarization endeavor
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How does our anger at "them" create the things we're angry about?
Examining self-fulfilling-prophecy aspects of conflict
Nov 25
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Zachary Elwood
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How does our anger at "them" create the things we're angry about?
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To avoid destruction, we must own our role in political polarization
Some thoughts before the election
Nov 5
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Zachary Elwood
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To avoid destruction, we must own our role in political polarization
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October 2024
Did Trump say he'd use the military against opponents? Or did he not?
Conflict makes us more biased, and our bias in turn amplifies the conflict
Oct 23
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Zachary Elwood
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Did Trump say he'd use the military against opponents? Or did he not?
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We can be drawn to distrusting elections when "our side" loses
More polarization, more election distrust
Oct 8
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Zachary Elwood
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We can be drawn to distrusting elections when "our side" loses
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A criticism of instincts to "go low" when combating political opponents
Democratic political operatives seem increasingly drawn to Trump-like approaches
Oct 1
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Zachary Elwood
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A criticism of instincts to "go low" when combating political opponents
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September 2024
Many people hugely overstate Americans' support for political violence — and it's frustrating
A talk with polarization researcher Sean Westwood
Sep 16
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Zachary Elwood
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Many people hugely overstate Americans' support for political violence — and it's frustrating
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August 2024
Cynical interpretations of our adversaries' actions can amplify divides — and help our adversaries
Interpretations of Trump's "You won't have to vote anymore" statement
Aug 23
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Zachary Elwood
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Cynical interpretations of our adversaries' actions can amplify divides — and help our adversaries
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Making mistakes about our opponents' hostile intent
Excerpt from "Causes of War" by Levy and Thompson
Aug 20
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Zachary Elwood
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Making mistakes about our opponents' hostile intent
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Biden said he wanted to bring Americans together — why didn't he?
An op-ed on Biden's polarizing approaches, and what we can learn from that
Aug 9
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Zachary Elwood
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Biden said he wanted to bring Americans together — why didn't he?
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Warlike "one side will win" framings of our divides
On Alito's recent controversial statement, and similar framings on the left
Aug 3
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Zachary Elwood
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Warlike "one side will win" framings of our divides
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July 2024
To better understand polarized reactions to Trump's shooting, imagine Biden being shot
A "turnabout test" can help us see emotional biases in our thinking
Jul 15
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Zachary Elwood
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To better understand polarized reactions to Trump's shooting, imagine Biden being shot
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June 2024
How our political animosity and contempt help create the very things that upset us
Extreme emotions lead to extreme beliefs (and extreme beliefs lead to extreme emotions)
Jun 30
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Zachary Elwood
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How our political animosity and contempt help create the very things that upset us
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