For Polarization

Once you know that the tendency to think dichotomously and militaristically is not just a local phenomenon, pertaining to this or that particular case, but exemplary of “our deeper error in parsing the complexities of human conflicts and natural continua into stark contrasts formulated as struggles between opposing sides,” then you have set yoursel

The expanding polarization has made it painfully clear that something is not quite right.

In all of my work, I choose to focus on “conflict transformation,” rather than the more traditional term “conflict resolution.” To me, the latter suggests going back to a previous state of affairs, and has a connotation that there may be a winner or a loser. How will this disagreement be resolved? Whose solution will be selected as the “better” one

When groups can filter their news by ideological persuasion, the long-term tendency is toward increased polarization and decreased consensus. Individuals’ interpretations of the world get amplified and not challenged; the common ground of social agreement shrinks.