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> see that none of this is new But this is. This sort of violent partisanship that self ensconces around identity versus issues is exactly what tears apart dem

> see that none of this is new But this is. This sort of violent partisanship that self ensconces around identity versus issues is exactly what tears apart democracies and republics.

johnnyanmac 2mo ago
This isn't new either. The tools and technology are new. The strategies and psychologies aren't. Even the identity part isn't new; even among Caucasian males only, see how many times society's woes will be blamed on whatever convinient immigrant there is in that period.
suttontom 2mo ago
"B-b-but this really is new!" The USA did have a Civil War. It was so violent that it killed more Americans than all other wars combined.
- card_zero 2mo ago
  Message unclear. You're saying the USA is an old hand at civil wars now and could do another one any time, no problem? Or perhaps I shouldn't look for a message.
  - suttontom 2mo ago
    I misconstrued "new" with "this is the worst it's ever been."