How cross-partisan conversations are helping Coloradans to bridge ideological divides

Karyl Petit was 8,000 miles from home when she first noticed a problem.
It was 2016, and Petit, a retired teacher, was living in Vietnam.
“I did not see Trump becoming president. I was very surprised by that,” said Petit.
But Trump wasn’t the problem.
“What shook me to the core was how out of touch I was with my own country,” she said.
Rather than burrow deeper into her beliefs or tune out entirely, Petit wanted to understand the other side. Why did people she disagreed with think the way they did?
Eventually, Petit stumbled across Braver Angels, a national organization that aims to “bring Americans together to bridge the partisan divide and strengthen our democratic republic.”
Petit rounded up a cadre of friends and community members to form a chapter in Denver.
“My intent was to learn and to listen.”
She didn’t see polarization as just another political buzzword or distant problem, but as a personal hurdle she planned to overcome.
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