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This is not unique to the US. I see similar partisan issues causing division around the world. Same pattern, no constructive dialogue, no way to move forward,
by PakG1 7y ago
This is not unique to the US. I see similar partisan issues causing division around the world. Same pattern, no constructive dialogue, no way to move forward, just constant conflict. I think people were either better at dialogue before, or people have always sucked at it, but it took the Internet becoming really widespread in day-to-day use for people to notice it.
- xupybd 7y agoI agree with you totally. I think the difference is that in person you are more aware of the other person's emotional reaction to what you're saying. You can see it in their body language. On the internet we all become narcissists only aware of our own feelings. In smaller communities you have to learn to get along despite a difference of opinion. On the internet you'll find someone who agrees with you and can trash everyone that doesn't. This coupled with a more rapid shift in the values of the west than I think we've ever seen, there are conflicts everywhere.