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Azar Nafisi

I see people who talk about America, and then undermine it by not paying attention to its soul, to its poetry. I see polarization, reductionism and superficiality.

Azar Nafisi

Poetry

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Azar Nafisi is saying that some people claim to care about America but actually harm it by ignoring its deeper cultural and emotional essence, which she calls its soul and poetry. She observes that this neglect leads to division, oversimplified thinking, and a lack of depth in how people understand the country.

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