Defusing American Anger: A depolarization endeavor
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Polarization makes us more paranoid — and paranoia makes us more polarized
On the self-reinforcing relationship between conspiracy-minded thinking and us-vs-them mindsets
May 28
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Zachary Elwood
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Polarization makes us more paranoid — and paranoia makes us more polarized
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Polarized views on Covid, guns, and George Floyd: We can assign very different meanings to tragic, violent events
Polarization leads us to assign different meanings to tragic events... and that can make us seem increasingly alien to each other
May 22
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Zachary Elwood
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Polarized views on Covid, guns, and George Floyd: We can assign very different meanings to tragic, violent events
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What if American polarization gets a lot worse?
What if our enemies are doing horrible, unforgivable things? What then?
May 13
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Zachary Elwood
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What if American polarization gets a lot worse?
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"Newsroom" scene: Telling people what their moral priorities should be angers them
When we righteously speak as if others should share our political views and priorities, we'll drive them away.
May 9
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Zachary Elwood
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"Newsroom" scene: Telling people what their moral priorities should be angers them
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Tips for writing in less politically polarizing, triggering ways
For depolarizers, journalists, activists, and politicians: Guidance on how language can unintentionally drive people away
May 8
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Zachary Elwood
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Tips for writing in less politically polarizing, triggering ways
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April 2025
Articles to help overcome objections to depolarization/bridge-building work
Some articles about our divides I wrote for Builders (formerly Starts With Us)
Apr 25
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Zachary Elwood
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Articles to help overcome objections to depolarization/bridge-building work
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8 Tips for Activists Who Want to Reduce Polarization
Can we thread the needle of fighting our opponents while also trying to bring down the temperature?
Apr 18
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Zachary Elwood
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8 Tips for Activists Who Want to Reduce Polarization
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Ambiguity in "democracy"-related language and the ease with which we can call disliked stances "undemocratic"
Getting more clear on our use of language helps us have more productive, less polarized conversations — and can even aid our political activism.
Apr 5
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Zachary Elwood
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Ambiguity in "democracy"-related language and the ease with which we can call disliked stances "undemocratic"
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March 2025
How stance-taking hurts political depolarization efforts: Scalability requires neutrality
Thoughts on best approaches to get people to embrace depolarization and bridge-building concepts
Mar 20
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Zachary Elwood
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How stance-taking hurts political depolarization efforts: Scalability requires neutrality
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February 2025
Can you resist Trump while also working on political depolarization?
Is political activism at odds with reducing political toxicity?
Feb 27
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Zachary Elwood
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Can you resist Trump while also working on political depolarization?
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Democrats and Republicans are not symmetrical groups: they have different traits and ways of moving
We look for the bad things our enemies do but that we don't do to bolster our narrative that it's all their fault
Feb 1
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Zachary Elwood
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Democrats and Republicans are not symmetrical groups: they have different traits and ways of moving
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January 2025
Republicans and Democrats play a role in making each other more extreme
Contempt and aggression can induce the stances and behaviors that anger us
Jan 19
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Zachary Elwood
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Republicans and Democrats play a role in making each other more extreme
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