Gov. Spencer Cox began his tenure as chairman of the National Governors Association on Friday by addressing “an existential issue and crisis for our country.” Cox wants Americans to learn how to disagree without hating each other, especially ahead of a divisive time like a presidential election.
“We as governors have an opportunity to provide some counter programming to that terrible thing that is going to happen to us. We can give Americans another vision, another option,” he said.
Under his Disagree Better initiative, he wants to first tackle immigration, which he knows won't be easy.
“We want people to stand by their principles and things that they believe in. But we believe that there is a better way to disagree without hating our fellow Americans,” he said. “... A lot of people get that wrong, that when you disagree on an idea that means you hate the person — that we can’t disagree. That’s also problematic. And so, again, helping people understand that attacking the idea, as opposed to the person, is what we’re trying to do.”
Read more about Cox's Disagree Better initiative here.
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