Democratic Speech in Divided Times

Free Download Maxime Lepoutre, "Democratic Speech in Divided Times"
English | ISBN: 0198869754 | 2021 | 288 pages | PDF | 2 MB
In an ideal democracy, people from all walks of life would come together to talk meaningfully and respectfully about politics. But we do not live in an ideal democracy. In contemporary democracies, which are marked by deep social divisions, different groups for the most part avoid talking to each other. And when they do talk to each other, their speech often seems to be little more than a vehicle for rage, hatred, and deception.