Understanding the Other
Changing the Way People Approach Politics It is common knowledge that politics is extremely controversial and that there is a growing political rift in the status quo. The reason for […]
Changing the Way People Approach Politics It is common knowledge that politics is extremely controversial and that there is a growing political rift in the status quo. The reason for […]
It is common knowledge that politics is extremely controversial and that there is a growing political rift in the status quo. The reason for this, I believe, is that people are too focused on what divides them rather than what unifies them. So how can we, as high school students, make political discussions more productive? Although open-minded approaches can help us acknowledge different perspectives, it is vital that we also use active-minded approaches to politics which ensure that we are making continual progress together. The acknowledgement of issues concerning racism, sexism, homophobia, political issues etc. does not provide solutions to today’s moral, political, and social problems. An active-minded approach still engages in the process of asking what is morally right and wrong but also requires that people give reasons for thinking a certain way. This approach to politics suggests that even if individuals with drastically different opinions cannot compromise, they can at least learn to genuinely accept each other’s differing, yet valid, opinions.