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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... traditional ethnocentricity and racism. It treats minority groups of different ethnic, racial, religious, and/or cultural origins as not merely a burden on the nation's resources, but as a deviation from the nation's character and an ...
... tradition and organic hierarchy have broken down, citizens still need the coordination and sense of security that standards set. Participation in their development and implementation is essential if these standards are to have ...
... tradition also prepares us for self-conscious reflection and analysis, and tolerance. This two-sided theme is a ... traditional culture and its effort to know the world more fully. Each of these schemes has in different ways influenced ...
... traditions is that they can provide legal and institutional protections for individuals against the consequences of the tendency in politics to demonize opponents. However, the needs in democracies to manipulate public opinion and to ...
... traditional faith in God is challenged by science, this view is secularized, but it nonetheless retains a theistic residue. “Man” is now the maker and creator. Nature—including human nature—can be “his” handmaiden. The view of human ...
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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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