Defusing American Anger: A depolarization endeavor

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November review: polarization-related stuff
Interesting things from the last month
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Zachary Elwood
October 2023
To help with political depolarization efforts, share this video
Research found this video reduces us-versus-them animosity amongst Americans
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Zachary Elwood
Does reducing affective polarization reduce support for undemocratic behaviors and political violence?
Does it all come down to our distorted views of each other? Should working on that be our main focus?
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Zachary Elwood
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Does academic research overstate conservative-side racism and bigotry? Does that present an obstacle to depolarization work?
For those serious about reducing toxic us-vs-them polarization, we must be willing to examine biases in race-related research.
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Zachary Elwood
September 2023
A depolarization-aimed speech I'd like to see President Biden give
To avoid worst-case scenarios, we may need more leaders to attempt to bridge the chasm of our divides
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Zachary Elwood
Why those concerned about worst-case Trump scenarios should see depolarization as important
Depolarization-aimed work addresses the root cause of divisive and destructive behavior: our us-vs-them animosity and contempt.
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Zachary Elwood
Thoughts on reducing paranoid, self-destructive conspiracy-theory beliefs
Some resources of mine related to conspiracy-minded thinking
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Zachary Elwood
August 2023
Thoughts on optimal approaches to political depolarization work
How do we persuade people to help with this work? What do we ask them to do?
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Zachary Elwood
A criticism of “polarization is not the problem” stances
Why American liberals should see polarization as a major problem and want to reduce it
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Zachary Elwood
July 2023
Welcome to my depolarization-aimed Substack
Some info about some work I'm proud of
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Zachary Elwood
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