US EditionDavid Brooks: The era of dark passions is unleashed
Political figures and media exploit fear, anger, and resentment, doubling anger-evoking headlines and increasing fear-related headlines by 150%, undermining liberal democracy.
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NZ HeraldDavid Brooks: The era of dark passions is unleashed
Sometimes when I have nothing better to do, I think back on the elections we had in the before times — when, say, Mitt Romney ran against Barack Obama or John Kerry ran against George W. Bush. I try to figure out why politics and society in general felt so different then. It’s not because we didn’t have big disagreements back then. The Iraq War kicked up some pretty vehement arguments. It’s not because we weren’t polarized. Pundits have been wri…
The era of dark passions is unleashed
Sometimes when I have nothing better to do, I think back on the elections we had in the before times — when, say, Mitt Romney ran against Barack Obama or John Kerry ran against George W. Bush. I try to figure out why politics and society in general felt so different then.
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