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Newsletter Nr. 633	
Amsterdam, December 14th, 2016


THE TRUMP DEBATE - Civility in a time of Political Polarization, Making America Great by Listening - SEAN ROBINSON

Let me be clear, the point of this writing is not to defend Donald Trump. There are plenty of people out there that do not have a preference for him that have legitimate reasons for that lack of preference. The point of this little essay is to underline how difficult it is to have reasonable discussions when we are entrenched with our own ideologies and have little time to actually listen (not merely judge) to a different or opposing purview.

However, to do this, we must do our best to try and understand where that other person is coming from. This can be extremely hard to do (and even if you do, it's not guaranteed that the opposing party will even attempt to treat you with the same courtesy). However, this is the only way you'll truly begin to show compassion for your fellow man, which is a necessary quality for a society to continue functioning in a healthy manner. The Trump/Hillary divide has shown us how difficult it is to be civil to each other, even if we may have similar hopes and dreams ultimately.

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