is a good start.
and as we spoke about earlier.
talking with each other,finding out why we think/feel the way we do.
sharing information and sources.
I tend to gravitate towards places that I know do not think the way I do.
I am obviously not a republican,(not a lib dem either) but I visit this stream which leans to the right.
why?
because,in my opinion,residing in an echo chamber where everyone is agreeing and saying the same thing is one of the most dangerous conditions I have witnessed in my country over the past two decades.
confirmation bias only serves to soothe our fears and anxieties,and excludes contrary opinion that may challenge those biases.
It produces reactionaries,with rigid ideologies,who at the first sign of pushback become shrieking harpies,because the flawed bedrock they have built their house of cards cannot withstand even a modicum of pushback.
the way I look at it is that if my ideas or political views cannot withstand even a minute bit of scrutiny,then maybe those ideas are shit,and need to be discarded.
the only way to do that is to wade in unfamiliar waters,with unfamiliar ideas.
a human will have an argument for their position,and we can have a productive back and forth.
a muppet will devolve into a shrieking harpy throwing insults and outrage.
we see it all the time here on imgflip,and muppets come in all flavors.
and I do enjoy slapping muppets around.
I don't know if this answers your question...kinda went off on a tear.
but that's my .02