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Cognitive Politics is a book, blog and community dedicated to more effective political conversations across political divides. We need you:
The left-vs-right political spectrum has been an informative model to understand politics for more than a century, so we're still trying to use it. But it is mostly dated, at least for anyone who might swing. It's not that swing or undecided voters are between left and right: they are not using this model anymore. Left-vs-right is of fading importance, and nothing clear is taking it's place.
No other issue costs Democrats the votes of compassionate voters the way choice|abortion does.
There is no other issue where we so desperately need to have a "big tent" for people who see the world differently, to use progressive communications styles with active listening — and no other issue where we could burn our big tent down by making the wrong compromises and failing to stick to our frame.
I'd like to start with an imagination exercise:
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I've heard a lot of attacks on Biden, "He should get out," with harsh lists of everything he's ever done wrong and nothing he's done right.
Imagine you liked Biden and had half a mind to vote for him in the primary. People are trying to convince you to change your vote, and also stay energized after the primaries. How well does the comment below work; what would you change? [Cognitive Politics is about communications approaches, not about particular candidates.]
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Say politics is important to you and you don't want to silence yourself around family,
but talking politics at Thanksgiving or other holidays might ruin dinner,
what are some creative alternatives?
I've started leaving alternatives in the comments; please brainstorm and join in.
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I swallowed some propaganda.
For many years, I've said that eating cattle causes methane.
https://www.facebook.com/SustainableDish/photos/a.169058819794862/2772522009448517/?type=3&theater&ifg=1
This blog is about communications, not meat eating. If you are conversing with people across partisan divides, in these days of heavy propaganda and few gatekeepers, I wonder if it would help to share when swallow propaganda?
PS: This one caught me, which is an interesting experience. My allies sometimes goof too.
One of the leading progressives strikes me as talking to the progressive base; another is speaking progressive ideals to everyone who will listen.
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— live draft, early comments welcome —
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Dog whistle politics has changed. In the past, a "dog whistle" was when a politician said something that his supporters would know was racist, but centrists wouldn't hear it. Only supporters, only the target demographic that the speaker intended to mobilize, heard the dog whistle.