> My question is, does this really happen as described? Or only at the extreme end? And I'm being totally non-facetious here. You won't get an answer to this q

> My question is, does this really happen as described? Or only at the extreme end? And I'm being totally non-facetious here. You won't get an answer to this question. These op-eds usually exhibit a glaring lack of humane, sharply observed, or life-like storytelling. Everyone seems to be a prop standing in for a different coalition's ideology... if there are any specific humans at all in the story. They're a yawn no matter what side they come from.