Why We are Stuck: The Attraction of a Polarized America: Peter T. Coleman at TEDxMIA

In this TEDx talk in Miami, Columbia University Professor Peter T. Coleman explains why politics in the US are more deadlocked and polarized today than they have been since the end of the US Civil War, and what our next president and our citizens can do about it. Applying ideas from complexity science, Dr. Coleman explains how the current "attractor" pattern of polarization we are stuck in came about, the crisis it presents, and the window of opportunity it offers us for positive change to be sparked from both above (our leaders) and below (us).

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[ningpo69]

thanks, well presented, clear.

[Greg Gauthier]

Right. 1924. All our leaders came together, hugged each other, and "solved" all kinds of amazing problems, and there were bunnies and bluebirds and children singing. Then, INEXPLICABLY, a magical black cloud came over the land, and "shocked" it into the great depression of 1929. That didn't have ANYTHING to do with "our dear leaders" colluding with each other to fuck the rest of us over.

[Greg Gauthier]

Politicians do NOT solve problems. The THREATEN PEOPLE with a falsely justified use of violence, for failure to comply with their demands and their rules.