US EditionPolitical violence is a cancer on the republic (Opinion)
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In the United States, acts of political violence are increasing with a last incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday, April 25th. According to one study, young Americans are less sensitive to these violent acts than previous generations, and more likely to find justification without being themselves the perpetrators.
Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on risks of political violence
NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including the fallout from the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting and another state pushes for mid-decade redistricting.
Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the growing risks of political violence
NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including the fallout from the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting and another state pushes for mid-decade redistricting.
For the Americans, the images of the shooting at the Hilton Hotel in Washington are both shocking and familiar.Between repeated assassination attempts against Donald Trump and threats and deeds against elected officials of all walks of life, the intrusion of violence into the rituals of the country's political life has become routine, says the New York Times.
Political violence is a consequence of the politics of anathema
The latest attempt to assassinate President Donald Trump demonstrates anew that, like the toleration of antisemitism, the demonization of opponents leads to the unthinkable. We’ve been through this so many times that perhaps it’s futile even to raise the possibility that the temperature of political discourse should be lowered. But after the third attempt to […] The post Political violence is a consequence of the politics of anathema appeared fi…
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