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I am concerned that the popular mass media focus mainly on the cultural issues which divide us and give less voice to the underlying issues which are fueling them. It is cultural issues such as abortion, marriage (same-sex marriage), guns, religious freedom, censorship, what is taught in schools, race and gender which define our identity, excite our emotions, and ultimately bring out the vote.

Some oligarchs, individuals and institutions, motivated by self-interest and greed, disproportionately fuel the cultural divide to increase their political and economic power. They want less government interference, less economic protection for ordinary Americans, restricted voting access for those who do not vote for them and, at worse, a fascist state. The effectiveness of their manipulation is evident in recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions, the laws enacted or not enacted by Congress and the attempts of a recent president to illegitimately hold on to power.

I wish that the mass media would focus more on what is happening behind the scenes in state legislatures with dark money, schools policy and with regressive constitutional amendments and laws which interfere with our democratic processes and usurp power that belongs to the American people.

Roslyn Price,

Shaker Heights

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