Can't We All Just Get Along?

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11/02/2018 Added

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Does it feel like the entire country is in a bad mood? This week on Faculty 101, we explore the environment of angry rhetoric that seems to be in the driver’s seat. How does civility in public discourse impact democracy? And what can we do about it?

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[00:00:02.494]This edition of Faculty 101,
[00:00:04.642]a podcast about a podcast.
[00:00:07.491]Broadcast professors Jerry Renaud and Rick Alloway
[00:00:10.277]are seeking to calm the countries' angry discourse.
[00:00:14.025]Our goal has always been, how do we change this,
[00:00:17.086]how do we make this better, rather than just sit
[00:00:19.268]back and go (lip smacking) yup, there is a problem.
[00:00:21.796]We'll hear from two former US Senators
[00:00:24.626]for Nebraska and talk to a communication professor
[00:00:27.430]about the impact of extreme rhetoric on democracy.
[00:00:31.196]People gravitate to one of the polls and they you know
[00:00:35.499]only surround themselves with these other people
[00:00:37.642]and they demonize the other side
[00:00:39.147]and that has real problems because
[00:00:40.180]it makes compromise impossible.
[00:00:42.183]What can we do to improve civility
[00:00:44.543]in public discourse?
[00:00:45.981]That's the next faculty 101.
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