I hear you. Though what I try to do lately is: recognize when a partisan / wedge issue / kind of argument is being used. Then ask myself why. I think the goal

I hear you. Though what I try to do lately is: recognize when a partisan / wedge issue / kind of argument is being used. Then ask myself why. I think the goal of some people is to intentionally cause feelings of hopelessness, thus reducing civic involvement and rates of voting. You have to fight that!