11: Being Polite Can Hinder Moral Progress, with Alexandra Hudson
Alexandra Hudson is an award-winning writer and the curator of Civic Renaissance, a newsletter and intellectual community dedicated to lifelong learning, goodness, truth, and healing our public discourse through reviving the wisdom of the past.
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Show Notes
What if I told you that sometimes, being polite does more harm than good? That the niceties we use to grease the wheels of our daily interactions can actually hurt the very people we want to help, and slow the pace of progress? Writer and speaker Alexandra Hudson advocates for an alternative to politeness that has a long and storied history in American politics.
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Alexandra's Twitter: @LexiOHudson
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