{"id":83685,"date":"2024-11-25T13:37:35","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T19:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=83685"},"modified":"2024-11-25T13:37:37","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T19:37:37","slug":"political-dinner-teaches-respectful-discussion-ahead-of-thanksgiving-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=83685","title":{"rendered":"Political dinner teaches respectful discussion ahead of Thanksgiving holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By RORY MOORE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tiger Media Network<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The American Democracy Project organized a dinner inside the Black and Gold Room of Memorial Union on Thursday where students and faculty were invited to learn how to respectfully discuss politics ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Its engagement came at the height of heated tensions surrounding the 2024 Election and the hostility towards opposing viewpoints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"414\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-83686\" data-id=\"83686\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC_8418.jpg?resize=790%2C414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC_8418.jpg?resize=1024%2C536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC_8418.jpg?resize=370%2C194&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC_8418.jpg?resize=150%2C79&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC_8418.jpg?resize=768%2C402&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC_8418.jpg?w=1476&amp;ssl=1 1476w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The American Democracy Project hosted a Thanksgiving dinner where students and faculty were given deliberate dialogs to discussion pressing issues.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"521\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-83690\" data-id=\"83690\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC_8422.jpg?resize=790%2C521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC_8422.jpg?resize=1024%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC_8422.jpg?resize=370%2C244&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC_8422.jpg?resize=150%2C99&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC_8422.jpg?resize=768%2C506&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC_8422.jpg?w=1443&amp;ssl=1 1443w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Donnette Noble traced difficult discussions on differing realities, decreases in civility, and increases in polarization.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"1018\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-83689\" data-id=\"83689\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC_8438.jpg?resize=790%2C1018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC_8438.jpg?resize=795%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 795w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC_8438.jpg?resize=202%2C260&amp;ssl=1 202w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC_8438.jpg?resize=116%2C150&amp;ssl=1 116w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC_8438.jpg?resize=768%2C989&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC_8438.jpg?w=834&amp;ssl=1 834w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Noble believes that approaching differing viewpoints in a volatile manner is unproductive and detrimental to the nation.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"466\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-83688\" data-id=\"83688\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC_8466.jpg?resize=790%2C466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC_8466.jpg?resize=1024%2C604&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC_8466.jpg?resize=370%2C218&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC_8466.jpg?resize=150%2C88&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC_8466.jpg?resize=768%2C453&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC_8466.jpg?w=1362&amp;ssl=1 1362w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The topic of discussion at the dinner was immigration, and students and faculty were given opportunities to share their viewpoints on the matter.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"983\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-83687\" data-id=\"83687\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC_8475.jpg?resize=790%2C983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC_8475.jpg?resize=823%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 823w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC_8475.jpg?resize=209%2C260&amp;ssl=1 209w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC_8475.jpg?resize=120%2C150&amp;ssl=1 120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC_8475.jpg?resize=768%2C956&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC_8475.jpg?w=894&amp;ssl=1 894w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Students and faculty debate each other on how to address the immigration crisis.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Leadership Program member and Director of Civic Learning and Engagement Donnette Noble attributes those tensions to the word-of-mouth fear of speaking out.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPeople are really uncomfortable with discomforting content,\u201d she said. \u201cConversations can be difficult but there are a lot of reasons why, and its different realities that are based on the sources of information that we have. We utilize the spheres of influence in our lives like our family, friends, social circles, and circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Numerous research centers have conducted studies that show a sharp decline in civility in the United States.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are becoming less kind to one another, less respectful of one another, and less trusting of one another,\u201d Noble said. \u201cMedia literacy is a huge factor that plays into people\u2019s decreases in civility and interaction with others. We\u2019re living in these spaces where we\u2019re together, but we\u2019re not really together. We need to be intentional in terms of finding ways to connect on human levels with other people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Noble pointed out that aggressive rhetoric combined with stress from the COVID-19 pandemic has also contributed to the decline of civility in people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have a lot of polarization in our nation,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019re becoming radicalized in our views for a variety of reasons, and people are stressed. We had a pandemic and a shutdown where people were isolated. We came back from that, and we\u2019re still trying to figure things out after a pandemic. How do we work? How do we study? How are we protected? So, there\u2019s a lot of stressors in people\u2019s lives, and not everyone knows how to release that stress or get help with that stress.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That stress leads to people responding in a combative nature that has been predominant in the American political climate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey find themselves in a situation where a conversation comes up, a topic is being explored, and they are becoming volatile and blow up,\u201d Noble said. \u201cThat\u2019s not productive. We can\u2019t solve problems and find ways to strengthen our communities and our relationships if we\u2019re not willing to sit and listen, and have healthy dialogue with one another and do it calmly and respectfully.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By RORY MOORE Tiger Media Network The American Democracy Project organized a dinner inside the Black and Gold Room of Memorial Union on Thursday where&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":142,"featured_media":83686,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":false,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3397,3398,11],"tags":[226,627,15700,3855],"class_list":["post-83685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-area-news","category-campus-news","category-news","tag-american-democracy-project","tag-politics","tag-rory-moore","tag-thanksgiving"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DSC_8418.jpg?fit=1476%2C773&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=83685"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83685\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83692,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83685\/revisions\/83692"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/83686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=83685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=83685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=83685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}