""You are inheriting a country where politics feels like rage. It feels like rage is the only option," Cox said to a crowded room of reporters at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. Cox, a Republican, encouraged young people to "choose a different path," referencing a comment Kirk made before his death about how society has to get back to having "reasonable agreement where violence is not an option.""
""Your generation has an opportunity to build a culture that is very different than what we are suffering through right now. Not by pretending differences don't matter, but by embracing our differences and having those hard conversations," Cox continued. The mantra of "disagreeing better" has morphed into Cox's brand as a politician. In 2023, Cox was named chair of the National Governors Association where his "Disagree Better" campaign attempted to amplify ways Americans could learn how to engage in "healthy conflict.""
A suspect was taken into custody in the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. At Utah Valley University, Spencer Cox told young Americans they are inheriting a country where politics feels like rage and urged them to choose a different path, citing Kirk's call for reasonable agreement where violence is not an option. Cox emphasized embracing differences and having hard conversations to build a different political culture. Cox's "Disagree Better" mantra became a hallmark of his politics, leading to his 2023 appointment as chair of the National Governors Association and a bipartisan campaign with Colorado Gov. Jared Polis to promote healthy conflict.
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