The SMCC Beacon

How Talking Politics Became so Hostile

A week ago, I had the privilege of talking to a few SMCC students about whether they do or do not like talking about politics and for the most part I got the same answer, “it depends.” Andrew Gelinas made the good point that, “it doesn’t necessarily mean you have to talk to someone you agree with… you should be talking to people about subjects you don’t agree on but it’s so hostile.” He’s right....

How Talking Politics Became so Hostile A week ago, I had the privilege of talking to a few SMCC students about whether they do or do not like talking about politics and for the most part I got the same answer, “it depends.” Andrew Gelin…