Reducing partisan animosity will not suppress policy activism if policy disagreement remains legitimate.
Evidence
Some argue that the emphasis on reducing partisan animosity is misplaced63 or even that reducing animosity would inhibit positive social change, because outgroup animosity may motivate social activism33. However, activism in a polarized society is unlikely to achieve legislative success, given the state of gridlock fostered by distrust of opposing political elites44. It is also possible to vehemently disagree about policy while still respecting outgroup members’ basic civil rights and dignity, so the reduction of partisan animosity need not be paired with a reduction in activism. — Rachel Hartman et al., Interventions to Reduce Partisan…, 18
Categorization
- XREF: Directly relevant to the reader’s purpose — the case that depolarization need not come at the cost of activist motivation. — connects to: Differential enthusiasm for a policy does not preclude forging a tolerable consensus — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1990; Democratic politics should mobilize passions, not eliminate them for rational consensus — Chantal Mouffe, The Democratic Paradox, 462; Deliberative democracy is agonal dissent atop constitutional consensus, not consensus-seeking talk. — Jürgen Habermas, A New Structural Transformation of the…, 19 (+1 more)
Broader Connections
- Not every disagreement requires convincing the other side to achieve value
#corroborates(0.84) — Holm Gero Hümmler, Ulrike Schiesser, Fact and Prejudice, 39 - Differential enthusiasm for a policy does not preclude forging a tolerable consensus
#expands(0.82) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1990 - Democratic politics should mobilize passions, not eliminate them for rational consensus
#corroborates(0.78) — Chantal Mouffe, The Democratic Paradox, 462 - Deliberative democracy is agonal dissent atop constitutional consensus, not consensus-seeking talk.
#qualifies(0.75) — Jürgen Habermas, A New Structural Transformation of the…, 19