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Political Plaid: Weaving an American Tapestry

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This important book reveals a new look at weaving an American tapestry where people of all types are able to discuss their beliefs, values and ideas to create a peaceful society.

Political Plaid shows how to start and navigate a conversation allowing each individual to weave their beliefs and values into a pattern combined with others for the benefit of your community and country. This political tapestry invites all political parties to the table and is made stronger by the wide variety of Americans.

We are longing for a connected, functioning society. Here are the keys and avenues to reach that goal.

This book is for people tired of the gridlock, the broken system who want change but are unsure how to make change come about. We are told daily the divisions are too big and there is nothing we can do. We do not talk with each other because conversations are nerve-wracking, trolls seem to be everywhere and we are afraid to reach out.

What people are saying,
“The example conversations are helpful for imagining how to productively engage. Lots of good questions too!”
“…your book has helped me to clarify both how I think about things and also how I can be open to discussion.”
“I’ll be working on the CHAOS to CALM plan for myself!”
“It was very thorough and well thought out, in particular the list of topics and questions at the end.”
“The sample conversations were especially helpful, bringing the suggestions together in a real life format.”
“I also liked how it provided avenues to engage in discourse and addressed defensiveness, ones own blind spots and remaining open and curious about one’s self and others.”

In these pages we will explore the idea of corruption in a new way and how it affects our society. We will take a look at the American Dream and the ideas of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness from a point of view you may never have thought of before. We will clarify our values and how they apply to the political landscape. We will consider journalism, news sources and social media to see how to manage it in our day-to-day lives.

In these pages we will define a democracy and compare it to other kinds of governments, figure out how to find facts and decide what we can rely on for decision making. We will do some self-exploration so we have a good foundation for moving forward.

This book will cover –
Where We Are Now
Three paralyzing states – despair, scarcity and fear
Are we divided?
Survival of the fittest group
Defining corruption
What Do We Want Our Story To Be
Explore definitions of the “American Dream”, and “Life, Liberty and the
Pursuit of Happiness”
The media
Journalism
What about facts?
What is a democracy, autocracy, socialism, communism?
The importance of values
What values do we hold
Where do my values connect with others
Applying values to politics in a new way
How To Talk To People
Start with yourself
Open mind, curious listening
Non-judgement
The Conversation
Things to watch for
Beginning the conversation
Topics
Questions to help start a conversation on a wide variety of topics

Political Plaid provides a non-partisan forum to learn how to start a conversation, discuss ideas, and to uncover and maximize solutions for today’s systemic problems locally and globally. Within this book are the ways to understand your own political views more deeply and to clarify your own thoughts and positions so you can speak clearly with others.

You will feel better able to have a spontaneous conversation or be confident to have planned discussions with people of your choice. This guide is also an excellent way to start an organized group that would like to explore politics from a more neutral, non-partisan point of view.

Politicalplaid.com is a source to explore potential solutions to a wide variety of issues.