Who to hate; how to listen; how autocrats rule
Newsletter 69.
Some post-election reflections on blame, plus three people to follow and three books to read.
The people we hate
Socialists
Educated people
Bleeding-hearts
Undocumented immigrants
Homeless people
Poor people
People on public assistance
Puerto Ricans
Jews
Muslims
Hindus
Palestinians
Arabs
Blacks
Native Americans
Indians
Asians
Gay people
Trans people
Old people
Young people
Elites
Liberals
Swifties
Women
Biden voters
Harris voters
Trump voters
What happened yesterday is going to embolden a lot of Americans to feel that hate is justified. There will be a lot more hate in the air. And on social media. And in the streets. And in our homes.
It's never justified. No matter who it's aimed at. Not even "those" people.
You could, of course, focus on getting what's yours by making sure those other people don't get theirs.
But once you've done that, what exactly is it that you're trying to save?
News for writers and other who think
I think we've had enough news for the last few days, don't you?
Three people to follow
Robert Reich former secretary of labor, liberal thinker.
Hollis Heimbouch , SVP and publisher at Harper Business.
Cathy Caplener , social impact entrepreneur, proprietor of "You Are Enough."
Three books to read
Our Common Ground: Insights from Four Years of Listening to American Voters, by Diane Hessan (RealClear Publishing, 2021). How Americans really think about politics.
The Filter Bubble: How the New Personalized Web Is Changing What We Read and How We Think by Eli Pariser (Penguin, 2012). An older book that explains how we ended up living in separate realities.
The Revenge of Power: How Autocrats Are Reinventing Politics for the 21st Century by Moisés Naím (St. Martin's, 2022). How disinformation undermines democracy.
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3 周Great article!
Award-Winning Entrepreneur, Investor, Board Member & Columnist | Expert on the American Voter | Author & Speaker
3 周Thanks for mentioning my book, Josh. The lessons from this could fill another book!
Social Impact Communications Entrepreneur Who Is Healing Our Planet And Our People With Words And Action
3 周Anger and fear = to ignorance. The sheep shall follow.
Author & Biotechnology/Pharmaceutical Executive
3 周And I’ll add this new novel although it is self serving. WE CAN’T GO BACK, coming soon in the next week or two, hits home on hate and how a group can spread it around the world.