Last month, a group of master's students from the University of San Diego embarked on a two-week train journey to bridge gaps across the country. Here's what they found out.
NEW PODCAST: Join KPBS under the neon glow of the historic Les Girls Theater for Stripper Energy: Fighting Back from the Fringes.S1: It's time for Midday Edition on KPBS. How can we find connection during a time of polarization ? Students from the University of San Diego took a train trip across the country to find out. Here's the conversations that keep you informed , inspired , and make you think.
S1: Well and I want to talk a little bit more about using trains specifically and why that was important. You know , I think we hear these terms sometimes like flyover country or you know what I mean ? Like , what was it about the train that you really felt set the course , you know , where you wanted to take it ? Yeah.
S1: So , Rohan , you mentioned , you know , you both are in the field of conflict resolution. And I think that , you know , conflict covers a lot of ground. S1: When we come back , we hear more about how students from the Crossing the Divide course sought out common ground during their cross-country journey.
S1: Hmm. Rowan , I'm curious your thoughts here. I mean , many people , you know , avoid conflict by staying away from these more difficult conversations about politics or race. S1: And Ron , you've talked about , you know , how your identity informed how you navigated this journey. S5: This idea of an invasion , aside from being just factually inaccurate , is an incredibly dangerous way to describe the complex situation at the border.
S9: We are not going to let these people come in and take our city away from us , and take our country away from us. It's not going to happen.S10: And we've identified over 165 members of Congress in their official capacity , have engaged in invasion or other replacement theory type rhetoric. S10: Unfortunately , in tragically for , it lowers the threshold for individuals to hear that , to think there is a real invasion because our elected leaders say that there is , and then that they have hate in their heart and a gun in their hands , and then they act upon that. Well.
S5: He started by looking at , like the natural dictionary definitions and the meaning of invade , and concluded that it means entering a country with hostile intent to assault , attack , plunder , and that it has to be by an organized , essentially military invasion. S10: Elite liberals are part of this cabal , to bring in non-white immigrants , to replace white folks , to replace their voting power , and to steal elections and undermine democracy. Now , obviously , none of that is true.
S7: Molina says that framing the problem as immigrants invading is counterproductive. It doesn't help find real solutions to the broken immigration system. S11: We can't rely on ads because the ads are designed to be inflammatory. The ads are designed to get your attention for 30s.S1: You can read the full story at KPBS. Org. That's our show today. But before we go , yesterday was Father's Day. We hope it was a special day for you all. On our show last week on fatherhood , we talked about finding ways for dads to connect with one another , and we received this suggestion from a listener.
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