It's Wednesday, November the 13th, 2024. Welcome to the Daily Article podcast. Today's

daily article is written by Denison Forum co-founder and CEO, Dr. Jim Denison, and narrated by Chris Elkins.

A federal disaster relief official reportedly ordered workers to bypass the homes of Donald Trump

supporters as they surveyed damage from Hurricane Milton in Florida. As a result, when FEMA workers

identified residents who could qualify for federal aid, at least 20 homes with Trump yard signs or

flags were not given the opportunity to qualify for assistance.

The official was later fired. Donald Trump and Joe Biden will meet in the White House today,

but the rancor between their parties will endure long past this week's election.

And, like Trump supporters passed over for help in Florida, there will be victims all round.

American elections are typically won by candidates who convince voters that, one, they are facing an enemy, they cannot defeat, and two, the candidate will defeat their enemy if they vote

for him or her. In various times, the quote-unquote enemy has been a foreign belligerent such as Germany, Japan, or the Soviet Union, or a domestic challenge such as economic downturns.

Today, the enemy is the other party.

One side sees itself as the defender of pre-born babies and traditional morality.

The other side sees itself as the defender of women's reproductive freedom,

civil rights, and equality for all.

These are crucial causes that far transcend electoral politics.

Many on each side are convinced for them to win the other side must lose,

not only because the other side's causes are wrong,

but because those who hold them are dangerous to America.

This is a different form of prejudice than I have seen in my lifetime.

Discrimination against Jews and other racial minorities is a tragic fact of life across the world,

an issue I discuss at some depth in my new website article,

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