Liars! Cheaters! Evildoers!: Demonization and the End of Civil Debate in American PoliticsNYU Press, 2005 - 228 من الصفحات 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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Part I
Demonization in America | 17 |
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Demonization AmericanStyle | 30 |
2 The Politics of Moral Personae | 31 |
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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 |
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About the Authors | 228 |