tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850795848027608997.post6235776895643598517..comments2023-11-05T02:15:15.513-08:00Comments on Majia's Blog: Propaganda on the Diane Rehm ShowMajia's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04941091700194936591noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850795848027608997.post-32875085455392555022011-02-20T11:14:00.778-08:002011-02-20T11:14:00.778-08:00This is a good question. I have experienced the sa...This is a good question. I have experienced the same problem with close friends who have different party affiliations than we do in our family.<br /><br />I think the key is to identify all of the areas and issues upon which there exists agreement. Many times there exists considerable consensus on a variety of issues.<br /><br />The second strategy is to identify what factors are seen as barriers to change. Often people diverge in their evaluation of whether markets or governments or bad or good. I think one way of addressing this divergence in opinion is to sort out what is good and bad about each. <br /><br />So, for example, people who believe in markets agree that monopoly is bad and government should act to prevent monopolies. So, not all government functions are bad. Likewise, markets can provide innovation and encourage competition, which can be good. So, each side must be willing to look at the other's perspective.<br /><br />Lack of willingness to engage will of course cause this process to fail.Majia's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04941091700194936591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850795848027608997.post-89852670192974828432011-02-18T11:30:35.959-08:002011-02-18T11:30:35.959-08:00Do you have any recommendations on how to deal wit...Do you have any recommendations on how to deal with propaganda dividing families? How do we reconcile the gap between truth and propaganda when it drives important cultural units, like the family, apart?Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171563043113489933noreply@blogger.com