Democracy works best when the people being governed are engaged in civic life. That certainly was the case in 2020, a year with a lot of elements that sparked people’s passions.
Start with a presidential race featuring an incumbent who inspired strong emotions in both supporters and detractors. Add to that an already evenly-divided nation in terms of political viewpoints and a pandemic that brought huge changes to our everyday lives. With technology, people now have all kinds of avenues where they can publicly express their feelings. Sometimes they do it constructively, sometimes they inflame.
How do we keep civil discourse and facts front and center, while minimizing division and misinformation? What have we learned about how we communicate when passions are running high and people can instantaneously express their opinions?
Spokane Public Radio’s Cary Boyce & Doug Nadvornick produced this episode of the Re:Building Democracy series, a collaboration between Humanities Washington, KUOW, Spokane Public Radio, and Northwest Public Broadcasting.
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