In my teens I attended Pelican Boys State, a program to help
young people learn about state government in Louisiana. At the same time
Pelican Girls State was happening. For the Governor’s Ball, celebrating the
conclusion of the programs, the boys and girls were lined up and paired
randomly as dates. I liked to dance, but I was paired with a Baptist girl for
whom dancing was prohibited. We had to work it out.
This experience suggests to me that when opposing protest
groups come together, the same thing happen for them. That way each group is no
longer a mob with the potential of acting like a mob. The groups become pairs
of human beings talking to one another as human beings, breaking through
stereotypes. I know this seems wildly improbable, but what else can work? Do
you have a better idea?
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