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Must We Talk? : JOHN TIERNEY - Election Politics

by JOHN TIERNEY - The New York Times
Tierney: Talking Politics

THE COMPLETE ARTICLE
November 7, 2006
Op-Ed Columnist
Must We Talk?
By JOHN TIERNEY


Have you been trying to ignore this election? Do you avoid talking politics with friends? Do you tune out right-wing talk shows and stay away from left-wing blogs? Do you change channels as soon as you hear the words “Pelosi,” “Foley,” “cut and run” or “macaca”?

Then you owe it to your country to vote today. It’s the rest of us who should stay home.

We’ve lost our bearings because we’ve followed the old advice to discuss this amongst ourselves. Democracy, we’ve been told, is best served when informed citizens deliberate the issues of the day, pooling their wisdom to reach a judicious consensus.
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