Apocalyptic Partisanship

Rick Wilson's The Enemies List

Lincoln Square

News, Politics, News Commentary

4.9 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

American political discourse has become more toxic than ever. In today's episode, Rick speaks with Frank Bruni, author of the new book "The Age of Grievance," which examines the pervasive culture of outrage and grievance driving contemporary American politics. Together, they analyze the roots of this phenomenon, tracing it back to historical and media influences, such as the rise of conservative media figures like Rush Limbaugh and Fox News. They explore how social media has intensified this culture, rewarding anger and performative outrage over substantive dialogue. They reflect on the decline of civility and compromise in political discourse, the rise of apocalyptic partisanship, and the erosion of trust in institutions. Timestamps: [00:01:30] The Age of Grievance [00:16:22] Pessimism sells [00:15:46] Breaking the spell [00:24:40] Strategies for governing Follow Resolute Square: Instagram Twitter TikTok Find out more at Resolute Square Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:27.0	Resolute Square There was also maintain what was called an enemy's list which is rather extensive and
0:39.9	continually being updated.
0:41.2	Democrat, want Republican. continually being updated. Democrats want Republicans dead.
0:45.0	Where I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose any voters okay?
0:53.0	The women was the least likelihood of getting pregnant
0:58.0	are the ones most worried about having a Martian.
1:00.0	On January 6th of 2021 you had tens of thousands of people peacefully protesting.
1:08.0	No, it's not a right-wing conspiracy. You're duct chewing on. It's real.
1:12.0	I'm Rick Wilson and this is the enemy's list.
1:17.0	Hi folks I'm Rick Wilson and welcome to the enemies list.
1:23.0	My guest today is Frank Bruny.
1:25.0	You've read Frank in the New York Times, you've seen him on television, he has a tremendous new book
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