Democracy is often loud, messy and argumentative. After all, it’s a system designed to support the right to differing values and political ideas. A healthy democracy allows for dissent and disagreement, peaceful protests, marches and campaigns that work to persuade voters to support or reject certain ideas. But currently in America, dissent too often turns to violence where people threaten harm rather than simply debating viewpoints. Why has it become dangerous to express free speech and how can we get back to more civil discourse in our nation? Two elected officials with opposing political views have found ways to work together and they share what they’ve learned, on this Talk of Alaska.
LISTEN:
HOST: Lori Townsend
GUESTS:
- Anchorage Assembly Chair Christopher Constant - District 1, North Anchorage
- Anchorage Assembly Member Jared Goecker - District 2, Chugiak Eagle River & JBER
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