Life Examined
Making sense of an unpeaceful transition of power
The peaceful transition of power for the first time in US history appeared to hang in the balance this week.
By Jonathan Bastian • • 51m ListenThe peaceful transition of power for the first time in US history appeared to hang in the balance this week. Americans around the country witnessed the breakdown of an assumptive world and the violation of the US Capitol left many saddened, confused and angry. How should we make sense of what has happened without normalizing what we have seen? What happens to ferment this type of extremist behaviour?
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The peaceful transfer of power from one party to another is one of the key principles of our democracy and a society governed by laws.
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