Episode No. 85--Bad speech and its threat to our democracy
02/18/22 • 25 min
The level of political discourse here has sunk so low that it poses a threat to American democracy. A member of Congress cheers a former president for saying data collectors should be executed. Another member urges people to send their friends and family members into "liberal frenzies" when they talk about injustice. A senator wants truckers to block our roads even if it will result in higher inflation and emptier shelves. Another senator thinks people who cause violence on planes should nevertheless be allowed to fly on those planes. Judaism, of course, has much to say about such political discourse, including that some who use it "should be thrown to the dogs."
The level of political discourse here has sunk so low that it poses a threat to American democracy. A member of Congress cheers a former president for saying data collectors should be executed. Another member urges people to send their friends and family members into "liberal frenzies" when they talk about injustice. A senator wants truckers to block our roads even if it will result in higher inflation and emptier shelves. Another senator thinks people who cause violence on planes should nevertheless be allowed to fly on those planes. Judaism, of course, has much to say about such political discourse, including that some who use it "should be thrown to the dogs."
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