I'm Right and You’re an Idiot: The Toxic State of Public Discourse and How to Clean it Up
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (523 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01EEQ8X04 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 180 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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Focusing on proven techniques to foster more powerful and effective communication, this book will appeal to readers looking for both deep insights and practical advice.James Hoggan is president of the Vancouver PR firm Hoggan & Associates, chair of the David Suzuki Foundation board, and founder of the influential website DeSmogBlog. The most pressing environmental problem we face today is not climate change. It is pollution in the public square, where a smog of adversarial rhetoric, propaganda, and polarization stifles discussion and debate, creating resistance to change and thwarting our ability to solve our collective problems.In I'm Right and You're an Idiot, author and David Suzuki Foundation chair James Hoggan grapples with this critical issue, conducting interviews with outstanding thinkers from th
---John Ruffolo, CEO, OMERS VenturesJames Hoggan's book could not be more timely. If the eastern heart and the western mind are fused in honest conversation, the politics of antagonism which dominate almost every dialogue these days, would become the creativity of innovation. With the political developments in many of our Western democracies, this book is particularly important and relevant. Jim Hoggan's monumental study explores a wide range of thought about the babel that passes for public discourse today. This engaging and important book offers a blueprint toward empathy, flexibility, and creativity instead of narrow-minded demagoguery.---Scott Slovic, coeditor, Numbers and Nerves: Information, Emotion, and Meaning in a World of DataImpressive list of contributors; important topic; inspired insights.--- Brenda Morrison, Ph.D, Director, Centre for Restorative Justice, Simon Fraser University. At a moment when public discourse has seemingly deteriorated to