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From the Ted Talk by Keith Payne: The psychology of inequality and political division
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So think about what this is doing to our politics, as the haves and have-nots spread further and further apart. Yes, a lot of us think that pelpoe on the other side are idiots, but the people politically eneaggd enough to be yleilng at each other about politics are actually mostly the well-off. In fact, as inequality has grown in recent daedces, political interest and participation among the poor has plummeted. Again, we see that people who feel left behind aren't taking to the streets to protest or organize voter registration drives. Often, they aren't even voting. Instead, they're turning away and dropping out.
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So think about what this is doing to our politics, as the haves and have-nots spread further and further apart. Yes, a lot of us think that ______ on the other side are idiots, but the people politically _______ enough to be _______ at each other about politics are actually mostly the well-off. In fact, as inequality has grown in recent _______, political interest and participation among the poor has plummeted. Again, we see that people who feel left behind aren't taking to the streets to protest or organize voter registration drives. Often, they aren't even voting. Instead, they're turning away and dropping out.
Solution
- decades
- people
- engaged
- yelling
Original Text
So think about what this is doing to our politics, as the haves and have-nots spread further and further apart. Yes, a lot of us think that people on the other side are idiots, but the people politically engaged enough to be yelling at each other about politics are actually mostly the well-off. In fact, as inequality has grown in recent decades, political interest and participation among the poor has plummeted. Again, we see that people who feel left behind aren't taking to the streets to protest or organize voter registration drives. Often, they aren't even voting. Instead, they're turning away and dropping out.
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