3 tips for depolarizing your Thanksgiving

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Tips for halting holiday hollering

It’s shaping up to be a tense holiday for many. According to one survey, one in four Americans are thinking about skipping Thanksgiving due to politics-related stress.?

You’ve probably seen a few “Have better holiday conversations” guides, but we think this one will give you some ideas you haven’t seen before. Let us know what you think using the survey at the end of the article.

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News and views

How do we work with people we think are wrong??

Pete Buttigieg believes in the importance of engaging and working with people who hold different views from him — even views he sees as very wrong.?How does he make sense of that??Watch now.

As we wrote last week, understanding each other is important . We want to highlight a couple of articles that help people understand the “other side.” Our goal in sharing these pieces is not to say “these views are correct,” but to help people across the political spectrum see how others can view “their side” as divisive and unreasonable.???

• AI sees patterns Democrats miss. Ilana Redstone, author of The Certainty Trap, prompts AI to examine divisive aspects of progressive activism. Read now .?
• “Why didn’t Democrats steal it this time?” Mark Antonio Wright, executive editor of National Review, examines Republican-side distrust of the 2020 election results in light of Trump’s win this year. Read now .?

Movement updates

#winning. We were awarded in three categories for this year’s Anthem Awards:?

• Gold : Builders Media in Social Media Content, Campaign or Channel: Human & Civil Rights
• Silver : Citizen Solutions in Innovation: Human & Civil Rights
• Silver : Tom Fishman, CEO of Builders in Nonprofit Leader: Human & Civil Rights

Middle East views on U.S. election. Before the election, Builders of the Middle East asked Gazans and Israelis whether they’d prefer Trump or Harris to win. Watch now.

Make It A Habit: Normalize healthy disagreement?

The site TheDisagreement.com aims to “celebrate and normalize healthy, productive disagreement in all aspects of life.” Their podcast brings together two experts who disagree on a contentious topic. Issues discussed include immigration, criminal justice reform, white privilege, and many more. These talks might help you prepare for your holiday gatherings.?

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