Part II of this thing I’m working on is ready.

Part I was called “Here’s Why Intolerance and Extremism happen.” It was about demagogues and artists (and more).

In Part II, I offer the lyrics to three songs,
-Sam the Sham’s “Lil Red Riding Hood”
-Roger and Hammerstein’s “You’ve Got to be Carefully Taught,” and
-“Those were the Days.”

It’s about (almost) everything.

https://terikanefield.com/heres-why/

I'm trying to pull together the ideas I’ve been working out over the past several years.

Here's Why Intolerance and Extremism Happen - Teri Kanefield

In September 2024, I visited Chile for the national independence festivities and a reunion for my husband and his siblings. I learned that an 84-year-old in-law, who is one of the sweetest people I know, admired Augusto Pinochet. She was firm in her views. I was warned not to try to talk to her about […]

Teri Kanefield
@Teri_Kanefield There are definitely some punctuation errors uncorrected. Or perhaps the AI added them. I hear the AI is crazy for em-dashes.

@ClimateJenny

I looked at each one and decided, so I missed them. Would you mind sending them to me?

@Teri_Kanefield I’m not at home and reading on an iPad, but I’ll see if I can grab a few.

@ClimateJenny

Are they punctuation? That can be weird with my interface. If it's dashes, don't worry.

@Teri_Kanefield Yes, dashes versus em-dashes. It’s not consistent.

@Teri_Kanefield We have gun control laws (well, a few.)

Period should be outside the parenthesis.