How to Talk Politics When You Disagree | Ciaran O'Connor | TEDxYouth@Austin
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ต.ค. 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
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.
Courage and compassion. Great job, Ciaran!
This is exactly how I thought about it, it’s terrifying to me, everyone needs to see this video
Make them feel like you are on their side and they will feel more obliged to open their mind to you. Boom.
Really appreciated this! Thank you Ciaran!!!
Hey! Great advices. Here in Brazil happens the same. I'll try to follow this guidelines. Thanks!
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
I agree with what David says, political education is something very important for young people. many times we believe that political education is not necessary in high school, however we must understand that politics is present in the daily lives of all people regardless of their age, we all must know at least the most basic of politics since this can help us solve problems and have opinions regarding the issues of our city, in this way when we are legal citizens and can vote we have a clear idea of our role in society and we know the importance of our opinion in matters of public interest.
I totally agree. When I was in highschool, in world history we learned the forms of government and philosophy between socialism and capitalism. I could never tell what the teachers opinions were, he just laid out the facts and kept it interesting. Then we had US government class and it was the same way. That was only 12 years ago. I don't really understand what changed. My little sister knew the personal opinions of most her teachers because they made a point in telling the class. It causes kids who don't agree to not participate for actual fear of their grade. There's a way to do it correctly and we know it's effective because it used to be common practice 😕. What could be done to change course now? It's a tough issue
Yes political education is very important, but I’m going to play devils advocate in asking. How are biased/objective curriculum set and agreed upon to educate the next generation?
He gets it right!
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
You all know who won’t listen to this TED Talk - the very people who disagree with us.
Can we make this mandatory for everyone to watch?
What I learned about most political beliefs is that many are rooted in fantasy with no history of actually working out well.
The opinion of each individual is based on their own circumstances, that’s how I see it.
It’s hard, really hard, even with people you agree with.
5% to 50%.
Empathy and Respect.
Why does this video has so few views???
'tis the curse of most worthy content.
What if they don't want to talk politics
Congrats you’re in a utopia
The only solution that works, is for families with different political views not to talk about politics.
this is something
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!
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.