Hi BAISL folks,
National Issues Forum has developed a new 6-page issue advisory titled
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bMgwQ==> A House Divided to download for free. The following is excerpted
from the advisory.
What should we do to get the political system that we want? How should we
begin to work together to solve our most urgent problems?
This issue advisory presents three options for deliberation, along with
their drawbacks. Each option offers advantages as well as risks. If we
regulate what people can say online, will we end up silencing voices we need
to hear? Should we push politicians to compromise more often even if it
means they must bend on their principles? Should we focus more power
locally, or would that result in an unmanageable patchwork of conflicting
rules governing many important areas of our lives?
Option One: Reduce dangerous, toxic talk.
The problem is that the way we talk is poisoning public life. The "outrage
industry" rewards people for saying and doing the most extreme things.
Public figures vie for attention on TV and online. Fringe groups feel
empowered to spread their hate and conspiracy theories. The lines between
news, opinion, and entertainment are erased. We don't know whom to believe
anymore. And if people say the "wrong thing," they are attacked because they
are not "politically correct." We need to stop rewarding outrage and bring
back common sense.
Option Two: Make fairer rules for politics and follow them.
The problem is that wealthy, powerful special interests game the political
system, making it impossible to find compromise. The flood of money into
campaigns and lobbying gives too much power to special interests. Political
parties redraw congressional districts to their advantage, which means more
partisanship in Washington. Elected officials leave Congress and join
multimillion dollar lobbying firms, giving their clients access and power
not available to ordinary people. It's time to correct the flaws in our
system that reward such extreme partisanship and to restore the tradition of
compromise that has served this nation well.
Option Three: Take control and make decisions closer to home.
The problem is that our most important decisions are being made too far away
from home. And when national government is embroiled in political
infighting, problems go unsolved. It's time to put decision-making back in
the hands of people who live and work closely together, share goals and
values, and can act quickly. Communities across the nation, frustrated by
inaction in Washington, already are moving to address problems they're
familiar with at the ground level.
<snip>National Issues Forums issue guides are designed to stimulate public
deliberation, which is a way of making decisions together that is different
from discussion or debate. The purpose of deliberative forums is to inform
collective action. As citizens, we have to make decisions together before
we can act together, whether with other citizens or through legislative
bodies. Acting together is essential for addressing problems that can't be
solved by one group of people or one institution. These problems have more
than one cause and therefore have to be met by a number of mutually
reinforcing initiatives with broad public participation. Click
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best,
debbie
Debbie Abilock
NoodleTools/NoodleTeach
Smart tools, smart research, smart teaching
Abilock, Debbie. "
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