{"id":13297,"date":"2019-09-17T10:26:09","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T14:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wasobamaborninkenya.com\/blog\/?p=13297"},"modified":"2019-09-17T10:26:12","modified_gmt":"2019-09-17T14:26:12","slug":"when-politics-smothers-everyday-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wasobamaborninkenya.com\/blog\/when-politics-smothers-everyday-life\/","title":{"rendered":"When Politics Smothers Everyday Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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RealClear Politics<\/strong>, by Charles Lipson<\/a> , RCP Contributor — September 17, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Partisan politics has crept into every corner of American life. Every topic, from jokes to films, is now refracted through that lens. It\u2019s a revoltin\u2019 development, as one sitcom character used to say, and it\u2019s time to call it out.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most issues do have a political dimension, of course. But seeing everything that way leaves no space for other topics, no room for play or humor or friends with different views. It intrudes on the private world of family, friends, and voluntary associations. People need that space to flourish. A tolerant, liberal democracy should provide it.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I saw this suffocating environment up-close and personal this week when I posted a funny comment by Louisiana\u2019s Sen. John Kennedy. His earthy metaphors and odd juxtapositions make him one of Washington\u2019s most quotable figures. In today\u2019s hyper-divisive politics, however, even the most innocuous quote can land you in the briar patch. I felt a few of those thorns when I posted his comment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What did Sen. Kennedy say? \u201cTrusting Russia, North Korea, and Iran is like trusting a Jussie Smollett police report.\u201d What\u2019s wrong with that? Not a thing. It\u2019s funny, fair, and memorable. But when everything is partisan, you can always find something wrong. If nothing comes readily to mind, blame the speaker for something else. He\u2019s from the wrong political party. He supports the wrong policies. He\u2019s the wrong race. He\u2019s the wrong gender. This sour perspective, says Sen. Kennedy, is \u201cwhy aliens won\u2019t talk to us.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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