What's On Our Minds For June 22, 2023

Here’s what we talked about today:

• The last library board meeting: great example of civil communication on both sides.

• The virtue of planting redwoods.

• Braver Angels: a handful of TillcoDems are attending a chapter meeting tonight in Hillsboro. Main challenge is that we need conservatives to join with us if we want a local chapter.

• Performative Politics:  Senator Tommy Tuberville’s obstruction of military promotions, as one example, and the difficulty of having real conversations in larger groups. Finding the best size for working groups.

• The meetings that Tim Borman has been having with Cyrus Javadi about once a month, particularly where they address efforts to build cross-partisan understanding and conversation.

• The possibility that the culture of Performative Politics has resulted from Fox News, reality TV, right-wing talk radio, and Trump himself.

• The joy and pride that some of us witnessed in TBCC’s recent graduation ceremonies, particularly among hispanic families celebrating graduation of their family members.