Better Angels Media

A new way of talking politics

[Better Angels Media @BAMedia2018]

Hello!

We are no longer updating this account. To keep up with Better Angels and all our original media and commentary, please follow us at @BetterAngelsUSA.

Let's depolarize America!

[Braver Angels @braverangels]

James Comey joins the Better Angels Podcast to discuss his most controversial episodes -- from investigating Sec. Clinton's emails to getting fired by President Trump -- and to reflect on deeper questions of moral philosophy, humility, and overconfidence https://t.co/ZbxzWPPhay

[National Conversation Project by #ListenFirst @USConvoProject]

Happy #ListenFirstFriday! Our friends at @KindnessFilms have captured the #ListenFirst spirit in the film @freetriptoegypt - find a theater near you and join the conversation!
https://t.co/uBweLrS1eV

[Better Angels Media @BAMedia2018]

Hello!

We are no longer updating this account. To keep up with Better Angels and all our original media and commentary, please follow us at @BetterAngelsUSA.

Let's depolarize America!

[Better Angels Media @BAMedia2018]

"There is a movement underway in the United States..."

[Braver Angels @braverangels]

Join us at the link in the comments. We are Better Angels:

https://t.co/HWVIJZ6rWI

[Mike Franke @mikefrankemusic]

I attended an online discussion recently that gave me hope. It was organized by a group called @BetterAngelsUSA. Reds and Blues discussed the Ford/Kavanaugh hearing with mutual respect, civility, compassion, and rationality. Worth spreading.

https://t.co/2civDLBgTX

[Better Angels Media @BAMedia2018]

We're here for this:

[CNN @CNN]

“We must always have civility and respect”: Democrat Lucy Rogers and Republican Zac Mayo are running against each other for a seat in Vermont's State House. They surprised a crowd with a performance of Eddie Vedder’s ‘Society’ after a long debate https://t.co/WPZYDZoUct

[Better Angels Media @BAMedia2018]

"Actions, after all, are merely the execution of thought. And words, beginning with the 'harmless' de-humanization of name-calling, are where it starts."

Another striking edition of This Week In Polarization:

https://t.co/p5LOl7FyZr

[Areo @AreoMagazine]

"Once again, liberals and conservatives are destroying relationships with each other over disagreements about a matter that does not allow for a conclusive judgment."
"The Prophecies of Kavanaugh" by @JohnRWoodJr
https://t.co/TMvCLLzxNP

[The Unum Report @TheUnumReport]

How the Better Angels group is trying to depolarize America - ABC News -
#news #politics #resist #maga #DepolarizeAmerica @BAMedia2018
@BetterAngelsUSA

https://t.co/pWWB4hSY9Z via @ABC

[John Wood Jr. @JohnRWoodJr]

Many people who are interested in politics are not particularly interested in ideas.

Just like many people who are into winning arguments are not interested in the pursuit of truth.

The latter categories require humility & openmindedness. The formers - not necessarily.

[AllSides @AllSidesNow]

#FromtheRight: Gorsuch and Sotomayor Fault Congress for Giving 'a Blank Check to the Attorney General' | @reason https://t.co/i2JBol8LRv #SCOTUS

[Braver Angels @braverangels]

Thank you @LexiOHudson @QuilletteM and @clairlemon:

https://t.co/0Q1iGpymXV

[John Wood Jr. @JohnRWoodJr]

How did I, of all people, miss an article in @QuilletteM about @BetterAngelsUSA???

Shame on me! An inspiring piece from @LexiOHudson. Give her a follow:

https://t.co/kUzAml0HPF

[Alexandra Hudson @LexiOHudson]

The global demand for re-humanizing those with whom we disagree is great!
“Civility does not mean the mere outward gentleness of speech cultivated for the occasion, but an inborn gentleness and desire to do the opponent good.”
—Gandhi @blankenhorn3 @JohnRWoodJr @BetterAngelsUSA

[Quillette @Quillette]

"The basis of truly civil dialogue is choosing to see the dignity of the person on the other side of the aisle or computer screen, and reflecting on the basic respect they are owed in light of that dignity." https://t.co/a53n7jzx6p

[Michael Willis @MichaelWillis4q]

Could we do with some organisations like this @BetterAngelsUSA in #Australia? #auspol
https://t.co/MgoFL8bIoS

[Braver Angels @braverangels]

"These re-emerging platoons embody the encouraging reality that Americans are capable of working together—even if their elected representatives cannot."

This is a wonderful piece centering on Better Angels by @LexiOHudson for @QuilletteM.

https://t.co/0Q1iGpymXV

[Better Angels Media @BAMedia2018]

“'What does your part of the country think about what’s happening in Washington, D.C. right now?' a man in his mid sixties read aloud from a sheet of paper to the group of six Republicans and six Democrats..."

A beautiful piece @LexiOHudson @QuilletteM :

https://t.co/AIf6iPzea8

[St. Olaf College @StOlaf]

.@BetterAngelsUSA is helping initiate dialogue and understanding between #democrats and #republicans all across the country — even at St. Olaf. Current Oles can email [email protected] to participate in a campus red/blue workshop on October 6, 1-4pm. https://t.co/zqjQguFee7