Hi Billy, On Mar 26, 2010, at 6:53 PM, [email protected] wrote: > For the past several decades, negative political persuasion has increased > while political discourse has decreased. It is not enough to say, "Don't make > personal attacks," or "Be civil in discussing issues." It is time to > reestablish healthy disagreement and conflict in political campaigns. To do > so we need a procedure and a set of norms for candidates for office to > follow. These guidelines should be based on validated psychological theory. > In engaging in constructive political discourse the following guidelines > should be adhered to: >
A very nice theory, and one I largely agree with. The challenge is figuring out how to *implement* it. For example, could this be codified in a new debate format, and pitched to the TV networks or good government groups who sponsor debates (e.g., League of Women Voters). Has anyone even tried? -- Ernie P.
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