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What I'm curious about is: when or how often has this sort of divide happened before? I'm wondering if this is a periodic phenomenon in the US. And if/when thi
by mahogany 5y ago
What I'm curious about is: when or how often has this sort of divide happened before? I'm wondering if this is a periodic phenomenon in the US.
And if/when this has happened before -- what fixed this level of hostility?
- mrfusion 5y agoI’m under the impression the media (and social media) caused it but I’m open to other ideas.
- jhbadger 5y agoIn the time leading up to the Civil War, literal physical fights would break out between Northern and Southern members of Congress. We haven't gotten quite to that point..yet.
- AnimalMuppet 5y agoI only know of that happening one time. Were there others?
- verdverm 5y agoApril 12, 1861 – April 9, 1865
- AnimalMuppet 5y agoWell, it at least happened before the Civil War. It ended when one side got stomped down militarily so hard that it could no longer fight back. Other than that... has it happened to this degree before? I'm not sure that it has.