Dennis PragerFounder, PragerU · Founder of PragerU | NYT best-selling author

Americans Are Preoccupied with Politics - They Have to Be!

6 Nov 2024 · 1 min

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In this monologue, the speaker contends that American citizens must be politically engaged because the dominant political forces, particularly the left, are driven by a desire for power that threatens the nation's core values. While acknowledging that most people would rather focus on other aspects of life, he argues that political preoccupation is unavoidable when one of the two major parties is intent on destroying what makes the country beautiful—its liberty. He warns that denying this reality amounts to living in a make‑believe world, emphasizing that liberty is the greatest beauty America possesses.

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You know, Americans are preoccupied with politics, and unfortunately they have to be. You have no choice if you care about the country. That's also a creation of the left. They're preoccupied with politics because they're preoccupied with power. Most Americans don't want to think about politics much, and I agree with them. There's so much more to life, but the preoccupation is necessary if you have one of your two major political parties bent on destroying everything beautiful. And it is, you could, you're living in a make-believe world if you deny it. And the greatest beauty is the liberty that has been here.