We recently had the opportunity to see “This Video Will Make You Angry,” by the venerable CGP Grey. If you haven’t seen it yet, go do that now.
We felt inspired and wanted to look deeper and talk specifically about how angry thought germs apply to our political dialogue. Our own 3-minute video follows.
In the video we promise a few sources on our claims. They’re below:
- “Our concept of our opposition becomes downright evil”
- “We haven’t actually become more politically extreme”
- “This makes us isolate ourselves from them”
- “Those most prone to see the other party as a threat are the most likely to donate, volunteer, and vote”
Hope you enjoy. Let us know what you think below: do you think angry thought germs are at the core of political dysfunction? Or something different?
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