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  What are the roots of the current divisiveness of American politics/discourse? (search mode)
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Question: Select all that apply
#1
Lingering effects of Great Recession/Economic Inequality
 
#2
America is an empire in a post-imperial world - our large and diverse country naturally lends itself to increased division
 
#3
The government has become complacent as neither party has faced a true existential threat in decades
 
#4
The media is incentivized to promote conflict and sensationalism
 
#5
People feel less agency over the decisions made by government due to increased influence of pan-national organizations like the UN and WTO
 
#6
White men threatened by the rise of women and minorities
 
#7
Lack of a common existential threat - USSR, Nazis, Al-Qaeda
 
#8
A general moral decay, due to increasing irreligiosity and secularism
 
#9
Foreign powers have nurtured divisions between Americans to weaken the nation on the international stage
 
#10
Social media has strengthened the "bubbles" we live in, by showing us hundreds of people who agree with us and little else
 
#11
Other (explain)
 
#12
Americans are divided, but that's a good thing and reflects a strong democracy
 
#13
America is not any more divided now than it has been in the recent past, it just feels that way
 
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Author Topic: What are the roots of the current divisiveness of American politics/discourse?  (Read 5361 times)
Since I'm the mad scientist proclaimed by myself
omegascarlet
Junior Chimp
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« on: June 19, 2017, 09:58:02 AM »

The repeal of the fairness doctrine, leading to rightwing talk radio and fox news, combined with the emergence of a new liberal culture, which freaked out the old order.

Because we're seeing a massive demographic change in this country as the white share of the population declines, which is exacerbated by coming in tandem with the political twilight of the largest and most polarized generation in a century occurring simultaneously as the next largest, and most diverse, generation begins to demand power. Further exacerbating is the aftershocks of a recession larger than anyone understood or cared to acknowledge, with rapid technological change making bubbles fiercer and more impenetrable than ever before.

That has completely nothing to do with it...  it's just the internet.  That's it.  And Bernie.

Stop fetishizing Hillary for a few moments and look at things objectively. Seriously, your love for her borders on the weird.

He's not being serious.
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Since I'm the mad scientist proclaimed by myself
omegascarlet
Junior Chimp
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Posts: 7,038


« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2017, 11:59:40 AM »

this all why the far left called bush

-illegitimate
-war criminal
- a dictator
- somebody who is a threat to American democracy
- called him racist


All of these were so outrageous that DU , TYT , all the far left commentators should apologize for using such malicious lies against Dubya


so anybody from the far left willing to apologize for this

Cry me a river. Bush himself did way worse to Kerry.
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