03 March 2019

The new divide in society post 2016, how we may understand it, and what we can do about it - not an answer from the #Unitarians, but something to think about

Two of us were introduced to the ideas of moral psychologist Jonathan Haidt today, when we visited the Inclusive Community Church at Pokesdown.
This TED Talk was recorded shortly after the American presidential election in 2016 but it is relevant to Europe, and to 2019 UK. "We need to recognise this is a turning point - we need a new kind of empathy." Passing references to Buddha, Jesus and Marcus Aurelius - and also Dale Carnegie's book How to win friends and influence people, a classic that I have always loved.