Christopher Haugh and Jordan Blashek, authors of 'Union,' join 'Fox & Friends' with insight.
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Jedediah, at a time when the
country is so divided, two
friends with differing political
views set out on a cross country,
road trip in hopes of finding
unity.
The eye opening journey is
detailed in their new Book
Union Democrat Republican in
search for common ground.
They Joan join me right now.
I love this concept.
I feel like. We need this book so
badly
start with you Christopher.
Why did you decide to embark on
this journey?
Absolutely
Jordan and I met in twenty fifteen and by
two thousand and sixteen it sort the felt like we
were not supposed to be friends
anymore.
We took journeys to find a way
to come back together to find
stories that join Jordan and I
and the United States
Jedediah Jordan, be honest.
Were there some fights along the
way disagreements? How did it
all play out?
Oh yeah
entire experience. First couple
road trips seeing things on the
road fighting about them
wrestling where we did have some
shared values,
so we had knock out, drag out
fights on things like
black lives matter, police,
brutality, climate change, gun
control, pretty much every issue
under the sun. We fought about
we to the to the point where we
learned to have the arguments in
productive ways to find shared
values between us
Jedediah Christopher are: were
there any points along the way,
be it attending a rally or
talking to some individuals out
in the United States at
different businesses, wherever it
may be, that caused self
reflection for you, for you to
look inside reflect how you
were having conversations with
people on the opposite side of
the spectrum.
Absolutely
one of our early trips was with
a man whose name is PETE, who is
truck driver
drove from Vegas to Slidell Louisiana
when he first jumped down, he was
wearing make America great
T shirt.
I have thought I knew he was
when we were driving with this
mission. I gave him to know as
more complex thinker. I would
have thought from just seeing
him and meeting him.
He talked about the climate
change.
He talked about the president,
his love for the President, what
he would have changed if he
could.
It was really quite remarkable
to see the complexity in this
country and how deep peoples,
values and ideas and thoughts
really run
Jedediah yeah
Jordan, similar question for you
in the sense of what would your
advice be?
We need this book right now,
because it is such a divided
time in our country.
Do you have any tips or advice
for people who want to have
really important conversations,
find themselves arguing, not
seeing eye to eye and
struggling
yeah? Absolutely,
I think my first bit of advice
is is when you do have these
conversations dont go in trying
to change the other persons
mind.
Both sides have their own sets
of data they like to point to.
They have their own reasons why
they believe what they do.
When you try to change some
ones mind they tend to lock in.
If we enter conversations trying
to listen were more likely to
have much better conversations.
That is what Chris and I
learned,
Jedediah. Well, Jordan,
Christopher. Thank you. So much
for being here
union is on sale. Now.
Transcript generated on 2020-08-09.