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WEDGE ISSUE [2 records]

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Record 1 2022-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Political Theories and Doctrines
CONT

Wedge politics involves treating Aristotle's "Law of the Excluded Middle" as universal. If one side of an issue is right, then the other must be wrong—there is no in-between. Controversial topics like abortion, gun control, or confederate statues are polarizing, forcing people to choose a side, for or against.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théories et doctrines politiques
CONT

«Quand la lutte politique est serrée et qu'il faut aller chercher des votes, peu importe où ils se trouvent, les partis les plus audacieux se tournent désormais vers la politique de la division», [...] En clair, il s'agit de gagner des voix en exploitant un enjeu qui déchire la population et les partisans du camp adverse.

CONT

C'est lorsqu'éclate un débat déchirant touchant les convictions et les valeurs profondes des gens [que la politique de la division] prend tout son sens. Des exemples? L'avortement, le mariage gai, le financement de la recherche sur les cellules souches, l'euthanasie, l'immigration. [...] C'est le vieux concept de «diviser pour régner».

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Relations
  • National Policies
CONT

Democrats feat Republicans will try to use Israel as a wedge issue – as then-majority leader Tom DeLay did in the 1990s – by pressing legislation and other initiatives taking hard-line positions on controversial topics like settlements,

French

Domaine(s)
  • Relations internationales
  • Politiques nationales
CONT

Une partie de la société restée proche de sa tradition se rebella contre la majorité sociale soucieuse d'évolution et de modernité: le point de clivage essentiel porta sur la nature du pouvoir étatique.

Spanish

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