Marshall Ramsey | Stuff from Marshall Ramsey’s brain.

Overview

The decline in social Civility appears in our politics MAGNIFIED. The same factors are at work, but political actors have not just lost some Civility skills, many have rejected and opposed Civility. We’ll address the role of differences and commonality, polarization, limits of classical liberalism and current conditions.

Political, Religious and Philosophical Differences

We have evolved 6-9 “political” constructs. They are natural. Different people, personalities, political groups and cultures emphasize some more than others. There is a difference between traditional and modern/postmodern cultures. Conservatives and liberals see the world differently.

Moral Foundations Theory of Politics – Good News

The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion – 2012 (Part 1) – Good News

The Righteous Mind – Part 2 – Good News

Are those who see the world differently from me Evil? Wrong? Unworthy? Shunned? Ignorant? Clueless? Selfish? Childish? Possessed? Confused? Stunted? Misguided? Immoral? Greedy? Irrational? Emotional? Small-minded? Provincial? Utopian? Idealistic? Shortsighted? Prejudiced? Reactive? Limited? Deluded? Suckers? Hubristic? Elitist?

Civility: Can’t We All Just Get Along? – Good News

Our Political Differences are NOT Going Away; And That’s OK – Good News

Moral Intuitions, Personality and Politics … Oh My! – Good News

We Have More in Common Than You Think – Good News

Words for Who We Are in Common – Good News