Amid Calls for ‘Unity,’ What Will It Really Take to Unify the Country?

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🗓️ 14 January 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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A majority in the House impeached President Trump on Wednesday for inciting the deadly insurrection at the Capitol last week, while many Republican lawmakers continued to say they oppose impeachment in the name of "unity." And on Monday, President-elect Joe Biden's team announced that the theme for Inauguration Day will be "America United," echoing his campaign and post-election messaging calling for unity and healing. What does the idea of “unity” mean, though, amid such long-standing, deep divisions and continued threats of more insurrections? We’ll take a critical look at these calls for unity and hear from listeners about what you think is necessary, at this point, to unify the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:16.6	Coming up on forum, 10 Republicans joined House Democrats yesterday to impeach Donald Trump
1:21.6	for inciting a deadly insurrection at the Capitol, making him the only president in our nation's history to be impeached twice.
1:29.3	Among those who did not support the effort, the need for unity and healing and concerns about
1:34.3	the divisiveness of impeachment were often cited as reasons. But can the nation unify amid its deep divisions,
1:41.3	mistrust, and fear of political violence. What is necessary for unity?
1:46.0	We'll get your thoughts after hearing the latest news from Washington. Join us.
1:50.0	This is Forum. I'm Mina Kim. Central Valley Congressman David Valadeo was the only California Republican to vote in favor of impeachment yesterday, calling President Trump's actions in relation to last week's insurrection, abhorrent, and
2:18.1	un-American.
2:19.5	House Minority Leader Bakerfield's Kevin McCarthy tried to say the president was culpable,
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