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Suffolk University Tagged With: Democratic Erosion, elections, Polarization, United States, United States of America, voter rights, voter supression
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Suffolk University Tagged With: Polarization, QAnon, social media, United States
The world has 3.96 active social media users, thirty-one percent of whom are within the ages of 18 to 24. Their constant feed of information from non-traditional news sources has drastically changed …
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Suffolk University Tagged With: democracy, Democratic Erosion, Polarization, United States
Beyond political or social issues that may contribute to causing it, polarization has evolved into a dangerous framework of communication that is a poison to our democracy and democracies around the …
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Rollins College Tagged With: conspiracy, Conspiracy Theories, democracy, democratic backsliding, Democratic Erosion, Donald Trump, Extreme Right, Polarization, radical right, Rhetoric, right wing, Rumble, social media, Trump, Twitch, United States, United States of America, weaponized communication
Media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube have cracked down on the spread of misinformation and far-right conspiracy theories after the 2020 election. Many conservatives believe these …
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Rollins College Tagged With: Alex Jones, Conspiracy Theories, dangerous demagogues, democracy, democratic backsliding, Democratic Erosion, Donald Trump, lawsuit, media, Misinformation, Polarization, populism, United States, United States of America
Alex Jones’s job consists of profiting off of formulating outlandish conspiracy theories, exploiting national tragedies, and eliciting emotions such as fear and anger in his audience. But it’s all a …
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Boston University Tagged With: 2022, Colombia, democracy, elections, Latin America, Polarization
Colombia’s upcoming presidential elections are sure to be historic, no matter the outcome. With 75% of the population disapproving of current president Iván Duque at the beginning of 2022, citizens …
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Rollins College Tagged With: Cuba, Democratic Erosion, Donald Trump, Partisan Attachment, Polarization, United States
William Kelly’s article, “The Cuban revolution explains why younger Cuban Americans supported Trump” discusses how the most recent Cuban U.S. immigrants were projected to be more liberal than their …
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University of Georgia Tagged With: Democratic Erosion, Polarization, United States
In the midst of a rapidly changing global political landscape, the United States has experienced increased polarization of political parties and ideologies. Differing political opinions is a core …
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