Guest Commentator
BC Guest Commentator, Dr. Melinda Burrell,PhD, @MelindaCBurrrell syndicated by PeaceVoice, is a former humanitarian aid worker and now trains on the neuroscience of communication and conflict. She is with the National Association For Community Mediation which offers resources for community approaches to difficult issues.
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Guest Commentary
Guest Commentator
at play in election season are blindspots built into our brains – shortcuts that help us process information more quickly.
Some of us convened watch parties and others deliberately did not tune in. Either way, the June 27 presidential debate was the real start of the…
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Our political culture is ours to create.
“I want to thank all of you, because there’s no excuses in life, and I’m not going to make excuses now because we put up one…
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We all avoid talking to the other side for similar reasons: the other person won’t listen, will get too emotional, and there would be no point. Essentially, we’re united in how uncomfortable these exchanges make us feel.
As we look at the pictures from Uvalde, Buffalo, and other mass shootings, we’re having agonized conversation. It seems inconceivable that “the other side” could look…
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