The collective consciousness of a society only changes through open dialogue. Leaving it up to the politicians is a good way for such dialogue to be inherently

The collective consciousness of a society only changes through open dialogue. Leaving it up to the politicians is a good way for such dialogue to be inherently political. There are plenty of issues of basic human decency that can only be changed by talking to the people around you. Stopping entirely can only entrench people in their beliefs and validates the narrative that there are “sides”, and that the other side doesn’t listen. Referring to an entire group of people as swine is case in point. Politicians have their place, but so too the common conversation on the street.