In other words, to bring back good ol' civil discourse?

换句话说，目的是唤回良好的公民对话？

Civil discourse work, what some people call bridge building work or bipartisan work.

草根组织工作，一些人称之为搭桥工作或两党工作。

Teachers should always respect their students' opinions and encourage civil discourse, even when the students' opinions differ from theirs.

教师应始终尊重学生的意见并鼓励公民讨论，即使学生的意见与他们的不同。

But while I still deeply believe in the power of face-to-face civil discourse, it just cannot compete with the polarizing effects and scale of social media right now.

但是， 尽管我仍然坚信面对面的民间对话的力量，但它目前无法与社交媒体的两极分化效应和规模相抗衡。

When I think back to my experience in the ACLU, I think the reason we were able to have that civil discourse was because we recognized that we were a part of a greater cause.

当我回想起我在 ACLU 的经历时，我认为我们之所以能够进行这种民间讨论，是因为我们认识到我们是一项更伟大事业的一部分。

When I started shifting my focus from threats abroad to the breakdown in civil discourse at home, I wondered if we could repurpose some of these hearts and minds campaigns to help heal our divides.

当我开始将注意力从国外的威胁转移到国内民间讨论的崩溃时，我想知道我们是否可以重新利用这些民心活动中的一些来帮助弥合我们的分歧。