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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... ideology, ethnicity, race, or gender, they were united as Americans. Post-9/11 unity seemed so moving because pre-9/11 partisanship had felt so petty, ugly, and intense. How quickly that moment passed.1 By December 1, 2003, Time ...
... ideological distortion, which we suggest includes demonization, is best combated by framing one set of “neutral,” rational, or commonsense assumptions to which all reasonable citizens can agree and from which discussion and debate needs ...
... ideological viewpoints—epithets such as “liar” or “cheater” are bipartisan—sometimes anecdotal patterns can be discerned. Using issues of sexual impropriety to attack opponents has often been a favorite of the more conservative party ...
... ideological and issue polarization among ordinary citizens.6 Contemporary partisanship is abetted by deep cultural and political roots, which are also central to understanding how demonization works today. Current divisions can actually ...
... ideological, ethnic, or other minorities. While demonization in democracies does not take the extreme forms it can in authoritarian and totalitarian regimes, less terrible forms can and do occur, and these have personal and political ...
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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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