2024-11-04
1 小时 1 分钟A wee flame, flickering in the dark. Prologue: Who’s trying to bridge the gap between Blue America and Red America? Ira gets a glimpse of one guy who might be able to do just that. (3 minutes) Act One: A politically divided couple searches for a news source they both can trust. (26 minutes) Act Two: "June" is making a tactical decision about her vote this election. (13 minutes) Act Three: Frank Filocomo thinks people care too much about politics when it comes to dating. His dates don’t necessarily agree. (10 minutes)
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Okay, this isn't news to anybody.
Our country is profoundly, cataclysmically divided, disagreeing about so many basic things.
The COVID vaccine.
Was the last election stolen.
Was January 6th an insurrection?
Or, as they called it on a Tucker Carlson show, a grandma selfie party?
It's two different visions of reality that seem doomed to never reconcile.
And maybe this is an inappropriate comparison, but somehow this comes to mind for me.