EP104: The 2020 Election, Democracy, Supreme Court and What Our Part Is with Dwight Worden

What Dwight Shares:

Is this the worst, most contentious election in history? What should we do with our emotions during this time? Why is he spending his retirement working as a Mayor of a small town? How to decide where to donate, where to give money or time The historical role of the Supreme Court?

 

What You Will Hear:

Historical contention during elections Do emotions belong in politics? Most people agree more than they disagree, when we get beyond labels Orienting to blue within politics How to deal with overwhelm when there is so much suffering Acknowledging what is actually possible What to do when you get into the rabbit hole What about homeless people living in Del Mar? What happened with that? Does your vote matter? Small donations matter because candidates need money but they count the people that contribute Democratic National Committee distributes money to the other causes (Senator and Representative candidates What happens if the Senate goes 6-3? What do you think about extending the number of seats? Supreme Court traditionally was conservative and in favor of corporations and business, against the individual The Warren Court changed the court, and we may be going back to pre Warren Court. Echo chambers of news sources and listening to news on both sides. No common source of information any more Learning how to relate beyond labels The US is partially socialist Should we have hope? Progress is sometimes minimizing backsliding Are the debates important? Does this format work? Trump exemplifying an unhealthy fight response in debate- and how we see authority We’ve trained ourselves to expect a game show, not a debate Why running a country is not like run a business