Disagreeing Without Demeaning: The Civic Skills We Don’t Teach
As Nigeria moves closer to another election cycle, a familiar pattern is beginning to reappear online. X timelines are filled with political arguments. WhatsApp groups become tense. Instagram comment sections and Facebook threads turn into extensions of the campaign trail. Political disagreement is normal in any democracy. In many ways, it is necessary. What is more troubling is the kind of engagement where the goal is not to persuade but to punish.
