THE REFRAMERS
REIMAGINING DISAGREEMENT

We all have a world view, a lens through which we see the world. Each of us use our own special filter or lens, a handmade thing that we've crafted for ourselves. This world view helps keep us safe! It helps us make decisions about what is important to us, and allows us to only keep what is useful and necessary as we move through life.

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You hear an idea that resonates with you, and think, "Yes. This makes sense to me." You align yourself with it, and this becomes part of your world view. Congratulations! This is now a thing you believe in. That's great! You'll now use this information about yourself and add it to your filter when you evaluate new information or make decisions.

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And then, you hear that some people don't believe that idea, or don't think it makes sense, or are actively against that idea. Yes, the one that you believe in, the side you're aligned to.

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Oof. Now you have to question them. Right?

 

I mean, this can feel like a kind of attack. At the very least, how can I have a relationship with a person if they clearly don't have their head on straight? How can I trust a person who's judgement I question, around whom I now feel wary and unsafe?

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Let's take a step back.

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Most likely, you've borrowed bits and pieces (or maybe huge swaths or chunks) from other people's world view. Those pieces could come from anyone, from a parent or family member, to a teacher or professor, a therapist, a politician, a news anchor, or a gamer on Youtube.

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Here's the part where we need your help.

 

If everyone's world view is stagnant, firm, and unyielding, it's pretty miserable for us all. We want to change that. Our world view and belief system, while strong and critically important, should also be open, flexible, and ever-changing. When we all employ this openness and desire to learn and understand each other, we make a better, happier, more interesting and tolerant world for us all.

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All of us can be reframers. Let's reframe the conversations, the disagreements, and our goals. May we never cease to try and understand where someone is coming from, to learn how a different perspective might just make sense, in it's own way.

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Lastly, let us leave demonizing, name-calling, and stereotyping at the door.

I know it will be an adjustment. But we can do it if we all commit.

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All of us need each other in order to move forward. This is not just a political podcast, it's a political movement.

Join us.

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The Reframers

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Erin, Zach, & Kassie