I’ve got bad news for politicians if my young college students are indicative of a change – they just want to get along.  They want to compromise – these are seemingly dirty words in the world we live in.

They seek consensus not total victory and even though some (by no means all) are passionate about their views, most want what we used to have – cooperation.

When students disagree in class (at least my classes), they apologize if they interrupt and almost always let the other person have their say first.  This is not the world that is making headlines.

Some lean right, some lean left but it makes me optimistic that the shouting, insulting and bragging that takes place in politics, sports and even entertainment will give way to a friendlier discourse.

Mattie Stepanek was not a politician – he was a peace advocate who said “We don’t have to agree on anything to be kind to one another.”

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