"The Lecture That Trump Needs" Response

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At the beginning of reading this article I was thinking that college age people are not the only people who sometimes have a hard time seeing the other side of debatable topics. Adults well into their life act the same way. When it went on to talk about all the hypocrisy in Donald Trump's actions and words, I realized he was not only judging younger individuals. 

 Frank Bruni gives examples of how Trump shuts down and gets angry when confronted with opposing viewpoints. Listening to the other side is essentially the basis for our next project. Sympathizing with an opinion you consider morally wrong is not always easy. Honestly, not being like Trump is a pretty good incentive to try something, though.

 This article and especially the npr podcast remind me of a series called Conversations With People Who Hate Me. It's it's own podcast by Dylan Marron about taking negative comments that people have made online towards someone with an opposing view and turning them into productive conversation by having them talk about their beliefs and backgrounds. It's also very good and relevant. 

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