They Started It! looks at the forces that have developed over the past
50-plus years and created a dysfunctional political system in the
United States. It argues that the current level of partisan
polarization is actually the culmination of a number of forces at work
during the past few decades. These include a perception by each party
that the other is using unfair political tactics, the subsequent
creation of a culture of blame with each party blaming the other for
the dysfunction, a decline in political norms leading to childlike
behavior by politicians and political candidates, and a culture of
payback in which the opposition argue their opponents are responsible
for the decline. These four factors culminated in the 2016
presidential campaign, where they were exemplified by the campaign of
Donald Trump, and they have continued to have a significant ongoing
impact on the political landscape of the United States.
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ISBN
9781498545464
Publisert
2017
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Vendor
Lexington Books
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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