Why TheCenterMustHold.Net

We have been greatly troubled by the level of vitriol that we see in today’s society. we have, for some time, thought about how to contribute positively to reducing the animosity and hate exhibited in general but specifically online. To that end we decided to develop this blog to encourage dialog and possibly offer links or access to information that would be beneficial. Above all we hope to encourage readers to view the people on the other side of an issue as valuable people, not “The Other” to be defeated, to interact with. One of the points that we would like to make is the following: Almost all people have a, what seems to them, good reason(s) to hold the views they do, no matter how strange or destructive they may seem. Understanding that is the beginning of developing a constructive dialog.