I'm right and you're an idiot : the toxic state of public discourse and how to clean it up /

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Author / Creator:Hoggan, James, 1946- author.
Edition:Second edition.
Imprint:Gabriola Island, BC : New Society Publishers, [2019]
©2019
Description:xx, 283 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11963170
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Varying Form of Title:I am right and you are an idiot
Other authors / contributors:Litwin, Grania, author.
ISBN:0865719144
9780865719149
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-272) and index.
Issued also in electronic formats.
Summary:"The environment can be polluted, as can public discourse. I'm Right and You're an Idiot examines the state of today's public square, showing how polarized conversations discourage people from taking action on issues such as climate change, and demonstrating how we can clear the air and become more powerful and effective communicators."--
Other form:Online version: Hoggan, James, 1946- I'm right and you're an idiot. Second edition. Gabriola, British Columbia : New Society Publishers, 2019 1550927078 9781550927078
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Prologue: A Beginner's Mind
  • Part I. The Polluted Public Square
  • Section A. Smashing Heads Doesn't Open Minds
  • 1. Like Ships in the Night
  • 2. The Advocacy Trap
  • 3. Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)
  • 4. Morality Binds and Blinds
  • 5. Why We Want to Be Misled
  • Section B. A Failure to Communicate
  • 6. Facts Are Not Enough
  • 7. Matters of Concern
  • Section C. Duped and How
  • 8. The Self-regulating Psychopath
  • 9. Steve Bannon's Full-service Propaganda Machine with research
  • 10. Foreign-funded Radicals
  • 11. Assault on Democracy
  • 12. Silencing the Voices of Others
  • 13. Gaslighting Blurs Our Reality
  • 14. Summary: The Polluted Public Square
  • Part II. Speak the Truth, But Not to Punish
  • Section D. Leaning into the Future
  • 15. Power and Love
  • 16. No Fish? No Fish Sticks
  • 17. Listen Deeply
  • Section E. The Mighty Tool of Public Narrative
  • 18. What Are They Thinking?
  • 19. The Myth of Apathy
  • 20. Psychic Numbing
  • 21. Sometimes David Wins
  • Section F. From the Heart
  • 22. The Golden Rule
  • 23. Tending Our Inner Ecology
  • 24. Speak the Truth, But Not to Punish
  • 25. We Need Warmheartedness with the 14th Dalai Lama
  • Epilogue: Hope, Compassion, and Courage
  • Notes
  • Index
  • About the Author
  • About New Society Publishers