Alfie Kohn on Nostr: Christ! It's "polarized" because a large chunk of this country is now an ...
Christ! It's "polarized" because a large chunk of this country is now an authoritarian cult, determined to end our democracy and subjugate those who aren't straight, white, and Christian, while the rest of us, terrified, are trying to stop them.
The "polarization" framing - here by the Wash. Post, but also in heavy rotation by other media outlets - is a gift to the first group.
(More on this topic here:
http://tinyurl.com/ac9z44xs.)
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2024-01-20 19:35:51Event JSON
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