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John Avlon Quotes

Terrorism is always one bad day away from being issue No. 1 Picture Quote #1

One tell-tale sign of a Wingnut: they always confuse partisanship with patriotism Picture Quote #1

But in his Farewell Address, George Washington made it clear that he perceived no greater threat to the American experiment than a partisan demagogue who ‘agitates the community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms, kindles the animosity of one part against the other’ Picture Quote #1

Right now, politics follows the rules of talk radio - using conflict, tension, fear, and resentment to find new recruits Picture Quote #1

I believe that the far-right and the far-left can be equally insane - but there’s no question that in the first years of the Obama administration, the far-right has been far crazier. In part, this comes from parties being out of power - without the responsibility of governing to ground them, the activists and the ideologues take over Picture Quote #1

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First, I think more Americans need to declare their independence from partisan politics on both sides. The more that Americans declare their independence, the more the parties will have to compete for their votes using reason rather than the hateful appeals Picture Quote #1

A wingnut is someone on the far-right wing or far-left wing of the political spectrum - the professional partisans, the unhinged activists and the paranoid conspiracy theorists. They’re the people who always try to divide rather than unite us Picture Quote #1

Right now, politics follows the rules of talk radio - using conflict, tension, fear, and resentment to find new recruits Picture Quote #1

It’s important to remember that Bush Derangement Syndrome on the left - comparing him to Hitler, calling him a terrorist and a tyrant - preceded Obama Derangement Syndrome on the right Picture Quote #1

If you only take offense when the president of your party is compared to Hitler, then you’re part of the problem Picture Quote #1

The American people are smart. They’ve gotten sick of the predictable hyperpartisan talking points and canned anger Picture Quote #1

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Extremes are ultimately their own side’s worst enemy Picture Quote #1

Politics follows the lines of physics: every action creates an equal and opposite reaction Picture Quote #1

Politics is history in the present tense Picture Quote #1

When people tap into this politics of resentment, it usually ends ugly Picture Quote #1

We need to punch back against the extremes of both the left and the right and define the terms of the debate ourselves Picture Quote #1

The two parties are still more polarized than ever before and the rise of partisan media is an important reason for it Picture Quote #1

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Terrorism is always one bad day away from being issue No. 1 (John Avlon Quotes) One tell-tale sign of a Wingnut: they always confuse partisanship with patriotism (John Avlon Quotes) But in his Farewell Address, George Washington made it clear that he perceived no greater threat to the American experiment than a partisan demagogue who ‘agitates the community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms, kindles the animosity of one part against the other’ (John Avlon Quotes) Right now, politics follows the rules of talk radio - using conflict, tension, fear, and resentment to find new recruits. (John Avlon Quotes) I’m an independent. I’m a centrist. A new generation is arriving that has grown up with a multiplicity of choice in every aspect of their lives, and yet politics is the last place that they are told that they should be satisfied with a choice between brand A and brand B. It doesn’t fit the way they think. It doesn’t fit the way they live (John Avlon Quotes) I believe that the far-right and the far-left can be equally insane - but there’s no question that in the first years of the Obama administration, the far-right has been far crazier. In part, this comes from parties being out of power - without the responsibility of governing to ground them, the activists and the ideologues take over (John Avlon Quotes) First, I think more Americans need to declare their independence from partisan politics on both sides. The more that Americans declare their independence, the more the parties will have to compete for their votes using reason rather than the hateful appeals (John Avlon Quotes) A wingnut is someone on the far-right wing or far-left wing of the political spectrum - the professional partisans, the unhinged activists and the paranoid conspiracy theorists. They’re the people who always try to divide rather than unite us (John Avlon Quotes) Right now, politics follows the rules of talk radio - using conflict, tension, fear, and resentment to find new recruits (John Avlon Quotes) It’s important to remember that Bush Derangement Syndrome on the left - comparing him to Hitler, calling him a terrorist and a tyrant - preceded Obama Derangement Syndrome on the right (John Avlon Quotes) If you only take offense when the president of your party is compared to Hitler, then you’re part of the problem (John Avlon Quotes) The American people are smart. They’ve gotten sick of the predictable hyperpartisan talking points and canned anger (John Avlon Quotes) Extremes are ultimately their own side’s worst enemy (John Avlon Quotes) Politics follows the lines of physics: every action creates an equal and opposite reaction (John Avlon Quotes) Politics is history in the present tense (John Avlon Quotes) When people tap into this politics of resentment, it usually ends ugly (John Avlon Quotes) We need to punch back against the extremes of both the left and the right and define the terms of the debate ourselves (John Avlon Quotes) The two parties are still more polarized than ever before and the rise of partisan media is an important reason for it (John Avlon Quotes)