> dislikes driven by social media posts (Disclosure: I live outside the USA, I'm not politically active, I have no horse in this race) It's clear from the way

> dislikes driven by social media posts (Disclosure: I live outside the USA, I'm not politically active, I have no horse in this race) It's clear from the way that many people write that if "their side" is doing something it's almost certainly the best of reasons and if "the other side" is doing something it's for the worst of reasons. From the HN guidelines: "Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith." How can we reintroduce good faith into everyone's interactions with the political class? Right now it seems it's perfectly OK to assume the worst possible interpretation of anything a politician says* When did the world get like this? How do we fix it? * if s/he isn't from your party. If s/he is from your party, of course you assume the best interpretation.