The hyper polarization of our system actually started around the mid 90s with cable news and Republicans taking a take-no-prisoners approach to the Clintons, especially the advent of Murdoch’s Fox News.
Before that era, polling to questions like “How would you feel if your child married someone from the opposite political party?” were a lot more moderate.
Us politics is treated as a sport.
They are taught us vs them from birth. Everything is a competition with someone as an enemy
The hyper polarization of our system actually started around the mid 90s with cable news and Republicans taking a take-no-prisoners approach to the Clintons, especially the advent of Murdoch’s Fox News.
Before that era, polling to questions like “How would you feel if your child married someone from the opposite political party?” were a lot more moderate.
Ooh yeah. Just look at all that Obama swag the whole crowd is wearing.
It’s not about the swag it’s about going to see your favourite war criminal live on stage.