Politically Incorrect: Speech In American Politics

52 Minuten

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BackStory is a weekly public podcast hosted by U.S. historians Ed Ayers, Brian Balogh, Nathan Connolly and Joanne Freeman. We're based in Charlottesville, Va. at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. Each week we take a topic that people are t...

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vor 9 Jahren

***CONTENT ADVISORY: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS STRONG, UNBLEEPED
LANGUAGE*** Donald Trump has clinched the Republican presidential
nomination for the 2016 election. On issues including immigration,
race, and terrorism, supporters applaud Trump for saying what many
Americans think but are afraid to say, while opponents charge him
with inciting bigotry and hatred. On this episode of BackStory, the
Guys look at how American society and culture has shaped what
topics could-- or couldn't-- be talked about, and how Americans
have both celebrated and tried to restrict "politically incorrect"
speech.

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