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On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

America is polarized. Could this writer's new approach fix it?

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

WBUR

Talk Show, Daily News, News, Npr, On Point, Daily

4.23.5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Polarization pushes people apart. Writer Chloé Valdary says we can heal deepening divisions by treating each other like human beings, not political abstractions.

Transcript

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0:55.8

This is On Point. I'm Magna Chakrabardi, and this is what polarization in the U.S. sounds like.

1:01.8

The Democrat Party's main constituency are made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens,

1:08.4

and violent criminals.

1:09.4

She's a radical left lunatic.

1:11.8

The Democrat Party is terrorizing the American people.

1:15.9

White supremacist, Nazi peace.

1:18.7

The GOP stands for guardians and pedophiles.

1:21.1

Because Donald Trump is the president of chief.

1:23.0

The GOP is the party protecting pedophiles and sexual predators.

1:26.4

They are violent.

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