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If someone asked you whether people of different genders should be treated equally or Black people deserved the same opportunities as white people, odds are you’d say yes.
But everyone, even the best intentioned among us, has unconscious biases: deeply ingrained, sometimes subtle prejudices against people who are in marginalized groups or embody a trait with which we don’t want to be associated. And last year brought these biases to the forefront in more ways than one, opening up conversations online, within workplaces, and in the streets.
Is it possible to shed these preconceptions? The answer lies in understanding our own brains.
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After more than 1,400 days of Donald Trump’s presidency after two bitter elections, two impeachments, more than 26,000 presidential tweets and four years of near-constant upheaval it is left to American voters to tally it all up.
Where they are. How they got here. Regrets and rage, trepidation and hope.
The Associated Press talked with Americans of all political stripes and asked them to assess this astonishing moment in their country’s history. They do not necessarily fall into neat categories: There are two Air Force veterans, one a Black investor who admires Trump, the other a white retired major who bemoans what has become of the Republican party.
Regrets and rage, fear and hope, Americans assess this moment in history
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Where they are. How they got here. Regrets and rage, trepidation, and hope.
The Associated Press talked with Americans of all political stripes and asked them to assess this astonishing moment in their country s history. They do not necessarily fall into neat categories: There are two Air Force veterans, one a Black investor who admires Trump, the other a white retired major who bemoans what has become of the Republican party.
While some expressed confidence that the days ahead will find their country in a better place, others said they were fearful of the future, whether because of the violence displayed at the Capitol in recent days or because of concerns about the incoming Biden administration.