By Gordon Streisand, University of Florida
“Get back in the game and fight. Don’t give in to what the other side wants.” –Words from Karl Rove in regards to addressing California Republicans at the California Republican Convention.
This rhetoric is powerful medicine.
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Trying to make sense of Congress’s latest goat show? Wondering why drama, egos, narrow interests, and brinksmanship consistently trump the Nation’s best interests? Read on. The following is a rerun of my article explaining the dysfunction in Congress at the first of the year.
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Conservatives congregate in the Left Hemisphere of the brain. It’s the lobe that finds comfort in authority, loyalty, predictability, black/white information, and confrontation. When the Left Brain is running the show, its owner aspires to hold on to, or grow power.
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What is it that bonds Conservatives to Romney? More precisely, what is it that bonds them together so vehemently against President Obama?
Conservative friends describe Obama’s policies and personal traits as terrifying. Their e-mails are angry and rancorous, predicting inevitable financial and moral ruin of the country, the loss of our dominance world-wide, and an urgency about taking back the “real” America.
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Next time you tune into a program or read an article, pay attention. The primary devices politicians and media use to grab and keep attention? Creating fear and provoking anger via ranting media personalities. Your brain becomes putty in the hands of someone else.
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