Patrick van ErkelJan 6, 2023
Mark Rubin

Reducing Political Dehumanization:

“Across four studies in two countries, we show that journalists, and citizens on social media sites, can share facts about contentious political issues (gun and climate policy), while simultaneously increasing tolerance and reducing dehumanization of political opponents.”

Open access: https://doi.org/10.1111/pops.12875

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Jan 6, 2023 at 9:25amWeb
Show threadMark RubinJan 6, 2023

How? By sharing personal experiences:

“Sharing ones’ harmful experiences is effective for increasing political tolerance and reducing political dehumanization—even while respecting the importance of facts in society and journalism. Pairing facts with harm-based experiences provides one way to help heal our divisions.”