Liars! Cheaters! Evildoers!: Demonization and the End of Civil Debate in American PoliticsNYU Press, 2005 - Всего страниц: 228 The level of vitriol in American politics has been rising with no end in sight. Terms like “evildoer,” “war on terror,” and “axis of evil” have become commonplace in our discussion of international politics. What ever happened to civil debate? Where has all this moralizing come from? And what harm has this new level of attack caused to democracy in America? |
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... examples in support of major themes. Elisabeth Buell was patient enough to listen to earlier versions of several talks emanating from the book. Her comments helped both improve the style and clarify the arguments. Conversations with ...
... example, is not equivalent to demonizing someone as un-American. All demonization is not equal. Nevertheless, her larger point has much merit and it was reflected during the “debate” over President Clinton's character and impeachment ...
... example, a devil, or a “very cruel, depraved, or wicked person.”6 In this book, we do not use the verb “to demonize” in this more classical descriptive sense of denoting how someone becomes demonic, but to describe and hold responsible ...
... example suggests why simple definitions alone will not solve the problem. Deciding whether someone is engaging in demonization is itself an irreducibly political question. The best we can do is know as clearly as possible what we mean ...
... example, but the history of threat and warfare is replete with others. Recall, for example, Ayatollah Khomeini's characterization back in 1979 of America as “the Great Satan.” Always important, this type of labeling deserves especially ...
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Americas Moral Paradox | 44 |
4 The Deep Divide and the Most Vulnerable | 64 |
Part II
Demonization and Wars Seeking the Enemy | 85 |
6 Terror Evil and the New Cold War | 102 |
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Terror Wars and Culture Wars | 129 |
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Preserve the Environment Become an Environmental Sport | 149 |
Conclusion | 164 |
Notes | 199 |
Index | 221 |
About the Authors | 228 |
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