Politics with Paul #58: How YOU Can Help Reverse the Tide of Political Violence

If we're going to turn back the tide of political violence, it's going to take all of us. Fortunately, there are simple steps any of us can take to start pushing against the acceptance and use of violence to achieve political goals. Today's episode of Politics with Paul covers some of the reasons why people feel justified in using or supporting political violence. If we are going to fix this problem, we need to know why it occurs in the first place. At the end, I give actionable ways that we can fix the political climate and highlight some of the groups working to build bridges. Join the movement for a non-toxic political climate.

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Paul Rader

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0:00	Intro: Political Violence and What You Can Do About it
2:43	Some Reasons Why People Feel Political Violence is Justified
3:08	Reason #1: Sense of Moral Superiority
5:21	Reason #2: Seeing Politics as an Existential Crisis
6:22	Reason #3: Not Feeling Heard, Feeling Rights Being Taken Away
7:57	Reason #4: Higher Usage of Social Media
10:08	Reason #5: High Level of Affective Polarization
12:12	Reason #6: Distrust of Political Institutions, Deeming Them Illegitimate
15:15	Reason #7: Disinformation/Misinformation About the "Other Side"
17:18	Some Ways We Can Lessen Political Violence and its Acceptance
17:47	Way #1: More Self-Awareness From Everybody
20:00	Way #2: Improved Civics Education
23:48	Way #3: Distinctly Acknowledge Each Other's Humanity
28:50	Way #4: Don't be Apathetic or Tune Out of Politics
31:40	Way #5: Responsible Social Media Usage
33:34	Way #6: Don't Focus Only on One Side's Violence
37:33	Way #7: Clearly Support Pluralism and Democracy
41:35	Way #8: Recognize that Calls for Violence are NOT the Norm
43:11	Progress Starts With All of Us
53:20	Civics Groups That are Making a Difference
56:23	Closing

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