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Johnleo Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Politics of division

Or was he(Karl Rove, George W. Bush's chief political adviser) simultaneously malign and incompetent: malign because he practised the politics of division, and incompetent because he designed a presidency that has failed?

hi, can anybody tell me what does it mean here? thx
  

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He tried to divide others opinions, attitudes, etc, instead of uniting them.

  • He tried to divide others opinions, attitudes, etc, instead of uniting them.
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He tried to divide others opinions, attitudes, etc, instead of uniting them.
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So it has nothing to do with the Republican and Democratic Party? I thought it meant to divide the two parties.
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That too - but he was an evil man who sought to divide rational people from one another.
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It seems in your opinion he is not a lovely person. Anyway, thanks.
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I guess my opinions are not really contributing to a learning environment, so never mind.

It's really impossilbe to say who the author of those words was referring to. The world at large, people who agreed with the Bush administration from those who did not, Republicans from democrats, or even people within the White House itself.
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Ok, so it is not only about people involved in politics, that is those politicians. but also include the general public.

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