"United We Fall" argues that today's harmful levels of
polarization in American politics can be ratcheted down only by
giving up the twin notions that the center is the sweet spot for
political efficiency and that all differences deserve equal weight
in the democratic balance. The American people need instead to
embrace a political credo of civic engagement, confrontation with
open ears, and spirited debate. The commonplace United We Stand
must be supplanted by the insight that democracy is strongest where
it acknowledges and formalizes real division. But surely bipartisan
rancor in America and extremist violence around the world are
symptoms of too much disagreement--not too little? No, asserts the
author: The root cause of political violence of all stripes is the
failure of opposing camps to engage each other openly and
persuasively on their genuine and irreconcilable differences.
In making the case for principled disagreement, "United We Fall"
reviews the history of good and bad disagreement practices in
American politics, analyzes our mass media through a
pro-disagreement lens, and draws on studies of conformist group
behavior to expose the manipulative dynamics of contemporary dialog
initiatives. Neisser assesses best practices for conducting public
debate at all civic levels on the most vexed issues in America
today: terrorism, multiculturalism, religion in politics, social
and family values, race, the media, education, and the
environment.
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