This 60-second animation by Business Insider shows how increasingly divided Congress has become since 1949. It illustrates how the Bipartisan working relationships among members of Congress have continually declined, to the point where they now virtually have disappeared entirely! This means Congress has become more and more dysfunctional. Video animation by Businesss Insider, based on
Category: Divided America – Polarization & its Causes
How America’s Two-Party Doom Loop is Driving Division & Reforms Needed to Fix This – Video by Unite America, a Nonpartisan Organization
Important Video by Unite America, a nonpartisan organization. According to Unite America, “We’re in a doom loop of toxic politics,” says political reform scholar Lee Drutman. In a new video from Unite America, Drutman’s doom loop theory is explained as we unpack how the doom loop threatens the very fabric of our nation. How did
Outrage & Polarization – How Social Media Divides Us (Video by Psychology of Technology Institute)
YouTube Video by the Psychology of Technology Institute As explained by the Institute: The Psychology of Technology Institute is excited to present our brand new video essay on Outrage & Polarization. The video describes how social media deranges our politics and what we can do to fix it. It features insights from three amazing scholars:
Disinformation is One of America’s Most Serious Problems! – What is Disinformation? – How does it work to Dupe Us? – What Can we Do About it?
Did you know that Disinformation (deliberately false and fabricated narratives) works to dupe you by stoking your fears, outrage, anger, and hatred to take control of your emotions, so that over a period of time, without your being aware of it, you lose the ability to think for yourself! The current Disinformation Pandemic in the
The Secret History of Disinformation – And How it’s Used to Divide Democracies
Video by CNN, with Author and Professor Thomas Rid. Description: Here’s the disinformation playbook: exploit divisions, push lies, then deny everything. From fake swastikas, to false stories about lab-created AIDS, to astro-turfed BLM protests, Russians have sought to exploit existing tensions around the world with these “active measures.” In the latest “Reality Check with
The Psychology of Why we have become Polarized – And What we can do to Bridge the Divide
Video by Neuro Transmissions – November 1, 2020 Description: “It’s ironic. One of the few things most of us can agree on right now is that we are highly polarized. As the U.S. presidential election reaches its conclusion, tensions are running high between political opponents. Democrats view Donald Trump as an unstable threat to the
Why Third Parties Struggle in the US (Video) – And Why We the Center Majority are Stronger as a Coalition than as a Third Party
YouTube Video by TLDR News Starting at 8.15, this Video explains the principal reasons why Third Parties have not been able to succeed in U.S.: Usurpation of 3rd Party Platforms by the Two Major Parties. The two Major Parties have a history of usurping the platforms/ policies of any significant 3rd parties, making the potential