Arthur Brooks: A conservative's plea: Let's work together

TED 2016

Arthur Brooks: A conservative's plea: Let's work together (transcript)

Summary

You think that in America and many countries around the world, there is a crisis by political polarization such as liberals and conservatives. And then you assume that your ideology is based in love but your opponents' ideology is based on hate. This is political motive asymmetry that makes you suffer. You can't progress as a society when you have it. The world needs both of the diversity which is our strength. In fact, poverty in the world has declined because the aspiration that comes from dreams are embedded in the free enterprise system and it's shared. This is the obsession with poverty from people beyond politics. It's worth flexible ideology.

We have to need liberals and conservatives to solve problems in the world. Conservatives can do for the moral obligation and liberals can do with responsibly to solve our problems.

Stop fighting for our ideology which should be used for a competition of ideas based on solidarity and mutual respect.

Words in this story

plea / defense, excuse, a request made in an urgent and emotional manner.

asymmetry / lack of equality or equivalence between parts or aspects of something, lack of symmetry.

enterprise / a business or company

obligation / duty, commitment, responsibility, moral imperative

ideology / a system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy.

solidarity / unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among individuals with a common interest; mutual support within a group.