We need to stop treating those whose views differ from our own

Host: The city square was alive with the sounds of division — voices shouting, protests clashing, sirens wailing in the distance like a nervous heartbeat. Signs flapped in the sharp autumn wind, their words half-lost in the chaos: “Freedom!”, “Science First!”, “My Body, My Choice!”, “Protect Each Other!”

Host: The air was electric — half fire, half fear. Between the crowds, amid the swirl of slogans and broken conversations, Jack and Jeeny stood near the edge of the fountain. The water ran clear and steady behind them, a quiet contrast to the world’s noise.

Host: On a banner strung between two light poles, the quote from Leana S. Wen gleamed in the fading sun:
"We need to stop treating those whose views differ from our own with scorn and suspicion, and instead work together to safeguard our health, our rights and our future."

Host: The words