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One reason the political divide has grown 
deeper in this nation is because we have 
failed to disagree well.

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Political hot topics have become verbal battlegrounds 
rather than mere discussion points.

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When someone disagrees with you, don’t run 
the other direction or start firing verbal 
shots. Back up and gain perspective.

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What can you learn from or add to the conversation? 
Above all, if you ever have to name call, 
blame, or shame someone in order to get your 
point across,

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you’ve made the other person switch to self-defense 
and, in turn, you’ve lost the argument. People 
of quality character avoid

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throwing shame on other people’s opinions 
and instead stay with the real debate. I’m 
Mac Hammond, and this is the Winner’s Minute.