A little dry but quite informative about how far back the polarization of this country goes about politicians and about political issues while the fact that people with extreme opinions dont like hearing contrary views isnt news the authors convincing demonstrations that people with extreme views cant even perceive neutral statements as neutral and cant judge the degree of . Our social unity is under attack from extremists on opposite sides of the political spectrum often the loudest and most influential public voices today are also the most divisive amid the din of. By john reich phdpsych65 prometheus books 248 2012 buy the book our social unity is under attack from extremists on opposite sides of the political spectrum often the loudest and most influential public voices today are also the most divisive. In fact radical speech leads to radical hearing and impedes our willingness to consider moderate viewpointsbased on these findings reich presents seven principles whereby we can reduce or eliminate the toxic influences of extremist rhetoric and selective hearing. Radical distortion how emotions warp what we hear john w reich author creator social psychology contents dedication acknowledgements introduction radical speech radical hearing why voices of moderation cant be heard deliberate divisiveness the psychology of becoming committed judging and misperceiving the world emotions