Quote by Nick Clegg

You have a political and media elite who have an idiom by which they describe politics. It's highly, highly polarised. It's right, left, red, blue, up, down, victorious, crushed.

You have a political and media elite who have an idiom by wh

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This quote highlights the mindset and language used by the political and media elite when discussing politics. It suggests that these individuals tend to view politics in extremely polarized terms, with clear divisions between the right and left, winners and losers. The emphasis on victorious or crushed outcomes reinforces the idea that politics is a zero-sum game, further contributing to the intense polarization and division within political discourse.

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