Democracy, American-Style: "We Don't Have to Agree"

Series: "Democracy, American-Style"
From: Sharon Glassman
Length: 00:02:04

If democracy is a marketplace of ideas, Judith asks, why are people scared to say what they believe, and so willing to vote for politicians who don't? Read the full description.
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Piece Description

Judith, CT-born mother of four, says democracy is a marketplace of ideas, not a consensus. So why are people so afraid to say what they really think -- and so willing to vote for politicians who won't? One of 15 chats with real people we recorded in front of an apple cider stand we set up in Brooklyn.

Public Radio Collaboration 2003 Features - The Culture of Democracy

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Julie S

Posted on August 09, 2004 at 09:37 PM | Permalink

Review of Democracy, American-Style: "We Don't Have to Agree"

Interesting little piece. Only one person's point of view is given here but I'm assuming it's one of an ongoing series asking the same question. Perhaps not, I don't know. The person they approached certainly sounded authoritative on the subject, almost professional. It would be interesting to hear other people's responses to the same question and perhaps cut down this one person's response to a shorter little thing. If this was one question interspersed throughout a show, I could envision this working. But it could get a little boring week after week.

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