R Dooley, your message is so important...I live in place (eastern Kentucky) that most people think of as "Trump Country" and yes, it did go overwhelmingly for Trump in 2016 (we have yet to see what happens in 2020)...so I'm talking about my neighbors and even friends here when I say this...there is a lot to learn, a lot to listen to...pe…
R Dooley, your message is so important...I live in place (eastern Kentucky) that most people think of as "Trump Country" and yes, it did go overwhelmingly for Trump in 2016 (we have yet to see what happens in 2020)...so I'm talking about my neighbors and even friends here when I say this...there is a lot to learn, a lot to listen to...people in eastern Kentucky haven't been listened to, and their problems taken seriously for decades. There are successful models for the type of community dialog of which R Dooley speaks. I urge everyone to read about this small movement - Hands Across the Hills https://www.handsacrossthehills.org/ - about a group of mostly left leaning folks in Leverette Massachusetts reaching out and making common bonds with groups of Trump voters (and others) in Letcher County Kentucky (where I live). More minds are changed by being listened to than being talked at.
I know many of those folks from Leverett who are part of this group. I've heard them talk about their experiences talking with the people in KY. It's inspiring to hear how they have both listened and been listened to. There needs to be many more of these kinds of groups across the country willing to "listen."
Thank you for referring to this movement! It is a wonderful platform to start talking and listening to one another. That is simply something we just don’t do enough of.
R Dooley, your message is so important...I live in place (eastern Kentucky) that most people think of as "Trump Country" and yes, it did go overwhelmingly for Trump in 2016 (we have yet to see what happens in 2020)...so I'm talking about my neighbors and even friends here when I say this...there is a lot to learn, a lot to listen to...people in eastern Kentucky haven't been listened to, and their problems taken seriously for decades. There are successful models for the type of community dialog of which R Dooley speaks. I urge everyone to read about this small movement - Hands Across the Hills https://www.handsacrossthehills.org/ - about a group of mostly left leaning folks in Leverette Massachusetts reaching out and making common bonds with groups of Trump voters (and others) in Letcher County Kentucky (where I live). More minds are changed by being listened to than being talked at.
I know many of those folks from Leverett who are part of this group. I've heard them talk about their experiences talking with the people in KY. It's inspiring to hear how they have both listened and been listened to. There needs to be many more of these kinds of groups across the country willing to "listen."
Thank you for referring to this movement! It is a wonderful platform to start talking and listening to one another. That is simply something we just don’t do enough of.
yes!
Thank you so much for sharing that : It looks like they are doing the work that needs to be done.