‘A LOT OF PEOPLE DO WANT TO LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS’
‘I was invited to appear on the show and I had my reservations about the controversial characteristics of the title. When I sat down and engaged with the whole idea, I realised the importance of it, to see the different viewpoints, because people can relate to it, either way. ‘We need to keep the important conversations to the forefront so we can see the type of society that we truly live in. With Trump getting elected [in 2016], with Brexit, if you remember, the polls were telling us, oh, that couldn’t possibly happen. In reality, when we got to the polling station, some people voted on anti-immigration rhetoric. ‘I think what’s important from this experiment is that we get an opportunity to witness it. I think it’s important to bring that to the forefront and let people make their decisions and I think that’s an important part of democracy as well, that we can have the discourse and figure out what type of society we want.
‘On social media, I filter out the rubbish, and pay attention to those who are maybe willing to change or open to things, who are willing to engage in open discussions. A lot of people do want to learn about different viewpoints.
‘Luke and I now follow each other on Twitter. If he invited me to meet again, I would be cautious ... but, yes, I would like to dig deeper into the psychological influence on his views.
‘Deep down, I don’t think he even truly believes a lot of what he says, but it all was very mild compared to what I’ve been exposed to before.’