You're Not as Crazy as I Thought (But You're Still Wrong) Conversations Between a Die-Hard Liberal and a Devoted Conservative

Name: You're Not as Crazy as I Thought (But You're Still Wrong) Conversations Between a Die-Hard Liberal and a Devoted Conservative
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ISBN: 9781612344614

ISBN-10: 1612344615

ISBN-13: 9781612344614

Edition: 2012

Authors: Phil Neisser, Jacob Hess

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Americans have been divided along political lines for so long that they have nearly forgotten how to talk to one another, much less how to listen. This is not likely to improve as long as differences between them continue to be cast in overly simplistic terms, such as ignorance vs. enlightened awareness or morality vs. reprobate immorality. Such dichotomies ignore the fact that many citizens who disagree politically nonetheless share a desire to work for the larger good of society.Phil Neisser, a self-described left-wing atheist, first met Jacob Hess, a social conservative, at the 2008 proceedings of the National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation. After discovering a shared commitment…

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Potomac Books, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/1/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 230
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.078
Language: English

JACOB HESS is the research director at Utah Youth Village, a nonprofit for abused children in the Rocky Mountain region. In 2004 he helped to develop and co-facilitate a liberal-conservative dialogue course at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign--the first of its kind in the nation. He lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Foundational Issues



Differing Takes on Power and Authority



Big Government, Big Media, Big Business, and Big Religion



What to Make of Values and Morality



Hot Topics



Traditional Gender Roles: Blessing, Oppressing, or What?



Sexual Orientation Battles: Can We Disagree and Not Hate Each Other?



Ongoing Racial Tension: Inevitable or Escapable?


Conclusion


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index


About the Authors