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

Front Cover......Page 1
Praise......Page 2
Title Page......Page 6
Rights Page......Page 7
Dedication......Page 8
Contents......Page 10
Acknowledgments......Page 14
Prologue......Page 18
Part One: The Polluted Public Square......Page 24
Section A: Smashing Heads Doesn’t Open Minds......Page 26
Chapter 1: Like Ships In the Night......Page 28
Chapter 2: Like Ships In the Night......Page 36
Chapter 3: Mistakes Were Made (But Not By Me)......Page 44
Chapter 4: Morality Binds and Blinds......Page 56
Chapter 5: Why We Want To Be Misled......Page 64
Section B: A Failure To Communicate......Page 70
Chapter 6: Facts Are Not Enough......Page 72
Chapter 7: Matters of Concern......Page 78
Section C: Duped and How
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Chapter 8: The Self-Regulating Psychopath......Page 90
Chapter 9: A Case Study: Foreign-Funded Radicals......Page 100
Chapter 10: Assault On Democracy......Page 112
Chapter 11: Silencing the Voices of Others......Page 118
Chapter 12: Gaslighting Blurs Our Reality......Page 124
Chapter 13: Summary:The Polluted Public Square......Page 130
Part Two: Speak the Truth, But Not to Punish......Page 140
Section D: Leaning Into the Future......Page 142
Chapter 14: Power and Love......Page 144
Chapter 15: No Fish? No Fish Sticks......Page 156
Chapter 16: Listen Deeply
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Section E: The Mighty Tool of Public Narrative
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Chapter 17: The Myth of Apathy
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Chapter 18: Psychic Numbing
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Chapter 19: Sometimes David Wins......Page 196
Section F: From the Heart
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Chapter 20: The Golden Rule......Page 210
Chapter 21: Speak the Truth, But Not to Punish......Page 216
Chapter 22: We Need Warmheartedness......Page 226
Epilogue: Lessons Learned......Page 236
Endnotes......Page 246
Index......Page 264
About the Author......Page 272
A Guide to Responsible Digital Reading......Page 273
Books to Build a New Society......Page 274