Doherty says that the Reds feel shamed by the Blues to a much greater degree than the Blues realize. Just because you don’t like something, you don’t have to ridicule it — you probably don’t understand it,” she said. In another exercise, Reds and Blues ask each other honest, nonleading questions. Blues may ask Reds, “Name a safety-net program you can support.” Reds may ask Blues, “How do you balance having a heart with keeping health care costs under control?”Advertisement Continue reading the main storyBy the end of the conversations, the atmosphere has changed. “This is not a civility organization,” Blankenhorn told Lawson.

Source: New York Times February 20, 2018 00:33 UTC