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Tag Archives: divisiveness
Comparing Then and Now
Alan Zendell, July 6, 2021 Running for re-election in 1984, Ronald Reagan asked Americans if they were better off than they were when he took office. Yesterday, President Biden delivered an Independence Day speech that asked Americans to compare where … Continue reading
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Tagged bigotry, COVID, divisiveness, Donald Trump, Frankling Roosevelt, greatness, hate, Joe Biden, John Kennedy, lyndon johnson, ronald reagan, the role of government, truth, vaccines
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Culture War and Politics
Alan Zendell, April 3, 2021 Ever since Donald Trump hit the political scene in 2015 it’s been tempting to conclude that both our politics and our internal divisions over race and the distribution of wealth had hit a new low. … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Lives Matter, Brian Kemp, cancel culture, divisiveness, Donald Trump, hate crimes, Joe Biden, Mitch McConnell, obstructionism, racism, Trumpism, voter suppression
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Stress Tests
Alan Zendell, December 12, 2020 Stress tests have been used ever since people have been building and manufacturing things to assure their safety and soundness. Would you get on an airplane if you didn’t know that every piece of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush, charismatic leaders, civil war, Clinton, constitution, demagogues, depression, divisiveness, equality, fox news, hyperpartisanship, inclusion, John Roberts, misinformation, nine-eleven, Obama, Roger Ailes, social media, supreme court, Trump, Trumpism, vietnam, watergate
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This Must End!
Alan Zendell, September 27, 2020 Imagine for a moment that you’re a Canadian. Most Americans are vaguely aware of Canada as our neighbor to the north. Some can name most of the Canadian provinces, and some fraction of those can … Continue reading
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Tagged American values, canada, climate change, divisiveness, economy, election, electoral college, lies, mismangement, pandemic, racism, Trump
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Inciting Violence
Alan Zendell, May 27, 2020 Brutus said it to Julius Caesar, John Wilkes Booth screamed it at Abraham Lincoln when he shot him, and Virginia adopted it as its state motto after King George’s army surrendered at Yorktown. And on … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Cuomo, Andy Beshear, compassion, corona virus, divisiveness, effigy, humility, Kentucky, leadership, lockdown, Memorial Day, politics, social distancing
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Trump’s Bad Press
Alan Zendell, May 5, 2020 Donald Trump may be right that Abraham Lincoln got better press than he did, despite Lincoln taking a principled stand that alienated half the country and resulted in the Civil War. Not that the Civil … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, alt-right, animus, bill of rights, constitution, dignity, divisiveness, fake news, integrity, Joe Biden, John Wilkes Booth, slavery, Tea Party, The Civil War, The New Deal, transparency, truth
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American Elections Need a Face Lift
Alan Zendell, February 5, 2020 Anyone who has ever worked as a consultant advising businesses about how to handle data and information could explain what’s wrong with our electoral process in a matter of minutes. It would only take a … Continue reading
