How to Talk Politics When You Disagree | Ciaran O'Connor | TEDxYouth@Austin
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- Опубликовано: 2 дек 2024
- Politics can be difficult to talk about sometimes. The divide continues to grow, but Ciaran O’Connor is here to tell you that it doesn’t have to be this way and teaches us about healthy political discussion. Ciaran O'Connor is a speaker, writer, and advocate for a new way of talking politics. He serves as the Chief Marketing Officer for Better Angels, the nation's largest grassroots organization dedicated to the work of political depolarization. He graduated from Duke University with a degree in public policy, and previously worked as a staffer on the Obama 2012 and Clinton 2016 presidential campaigns. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
Very concise and clear. I'm finding it increasingly difficult to find people even willing to engage and share, but maybe if more conversations went like this, we'd have them more often.
I agree that it's hard to find a true conversation. I only want to discuss things with people with an opposing view, it's the only way to actually find solutions. Most people are so quick to get defensive and almost always regress to spouting general talking points. It would be so refreshing to actually converse deeper into an issue. I'd love to debate with someone other than myself! Lol
You can be part of this change! I’ve found that the curiosity approach organically results in productive conversations. If you start to feel triggered, just remember: “keep it curious”. It really is that simple and becomes easy and natural the more you exercise it. Ask me how I know 😁
This is exactly the video I was looking for. It is election season right now in the Philippines, and everyone just hates one another because they do not support the same candidate. I find it really hard to engage in conversations to the other candidate supporters because our values doesn't align together; and I do not know how talk to them without being angry and making jokes about them. This video just completely taught on how I should approach them and how can I understand their perspective about their candidate. After all, I know that every citizen of their country just want a better future for all them, and if we truly want that, empathy and respect plays a big role. As it is said on the other TED talk, it is the least thing we owe to our fellow citizens.
We need more political dialogue in the US. There has been so much political tension due to the fact we the people have stopped talking to one another. Many of us live in our own little echo chamber and have labeled the other side the enemy, but in reality you may have more in common than you think. Stop listening to the media and talk with people and spread ideas. It blows my mind when people say you should never talk politics or religion. You definitely should but be respectful and take time to hear the other person out…
Courage and compassion. Great job, Ciaran!
A difference in opinion is not a difference in principal. We're all Republicans and we're all Democrats. I love this quote, I changed the words a bit, but that's from Thomas Jefferson's first inaugural address as our third president, at a time when the nation was just as divided as we are today. We've almost always been strongly divided, but we have added hate and resentment to the mix. I believe the only time it was like this, and probably worse, was around Lincoln's era and the civil war. My mind loves politics and debate, but nowadays it's killing my soul
Make them feel like you are on their side and they will feel more obliged to open their mind to you. Boom.
Hey! Great advices. Here in Brazil happens the same. I'll try to follow this guidelines. Thanks!
Really appreciated this! Thank you Ciaran!!!
Let's work and unite to avoid human stupidity with criteria and group conscience.
We are all one against our own pain and suffering.
The US cannot be an armed country, it must be a souled country
He gets it right!
The opinion of each individual is based on their own circumstances, that’s how I see it.
This is exactly how I thought about it, it’s terrifying to me, everyone needs to see this video
Can we make this mandatory for everyone to watch?
You all know who won’t listen to this TED Talk - the very people who disagree with us.
Soooo…it’s up to us. If not us, who?
Empathy and Respect.
5% to 50%.
If somebody family friends whoever comes at me with political views I immediately disconnect I have no interest in politics whatsoever I'm not going to lose my family and friends because they're trying to get me to agree with them when I honestly don't care either way
What if they don't want to talk politics
Congrats you’re in a utopia
It’s hard, really hard, even with people you agree with.
this is something
Why does this video has so few views???
'tis the curse of most worthy content.
What I learned about most political beliefs is that many are rooted in fantasy with no history of actually working out well.
Commenting in 2024 after the election.
I understand and agree with a lot of what he said. But I find it near impossible to not do the "Oh you voted for that person, you must think this then. I don't want to be around you" thing. Its VERY difficult not to do that with this election and the amount of hate coming out of their mouth.
Concise and clear but not ear-catching unfortunately, doesn't engage the listener and feels to official. Points made by him are very important in terms of facilitating a well functioning democracy, however he lacks examples of how to carry out the goals of understanding and puts a grave responsibility despite the lack of the aforementioned. Hope he can improve from the experience he's had here!
It’s a TED talk, not an entire course. Go check out the website for examples and deeper details
The only solution that works, is for families with different political views not to talk about politics.
Right now we are so divided. To a communist punyan dictatorship. A oh my God we need to get back to reality stage
Forget talking , let's just have a civil war. Let the chips fall where they may.
you dont really want a civil war.
The Republicans are too good of a people, but we may need to defend ourselves.
Marxists tend to win civil wars. May not be such a good idea.
@@svenm7264 yeah, when the cold war was happening and the Soviet Union was in tact.