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Politics should be about ideas, not 'us-vs-them'

In the social sciences, framing comprises a set of concepts and theoretical perspectives on how individuals, groups and societies organise, construct, and communicate about reality. In other words, people build a series of mental filters through biological and cultural influences. They then use these filters to make sense of the world. The choices they then make are influenced by their creation and/or adoption of a frame.

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