Many political "conversations" are forms of conflict between opponents. When people think say political "conversations" never work, it's those conversations. There are a variety of tactics that help shift people out of "fight, flight or freeze" mode and shift to a world where we are discussing ideas with friends (where logic might, eventually, kick in) instead of attacking enemies.
Explore the sub-techniques in this category. Overlaps a bit with the "same team" techniques.