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The Great Paradox
The allegiance to political party above all else, which has become a central force in contemporary polarized American political culture. It has grown to such an extent that it “now beats race as the source of divisive prejudice.”
Partyism Quotes in Strangers in Their Own Land
The Strangers in Their Own Land quotes below are all either spoken by Partyism or refer to Partyism. For each quote, you can also see the other terms and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Preface
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We, on both sides, wrongly imagine that empathy with the “other” side brings an end to clearheaded analysis when, in truth, it’s on the other side of the bridge that the most important analysis can begin.
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Chapter 15
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While economic self-interest is never entirely absent, what I discovered was the profound importance of emotional self-interest—a giddy release from the feeling of being a stranger in one’s own land.
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Partyism Term Timeline in Strangers in Their Own Land
The timeline below shows where the term Partyism appears in Strangers in Their Own Land. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 1 – Traveling to the Heart
Hochschild notes that “partyism” (prejudice based on political party) is now the greatest dividing line in American society. Americans...
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