Detoxing American Politics
Can we reject the outrage addiction?
In response to Madison Cawthorn’s incendiary statement that there will be “bloodshed” if Democrats continue to steal elections, NC Senator Jeff Jackson (D-Charlotte) made an eloquent statement on how to “detox American politics.” Cawthorn, like Trump, is responding to powerful incentives. They gain media attention by stirring outrage, Jackson noted. (Up…
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