> 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.

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suttontom 14 hours ago | parent | next [-]

"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.

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card_zero 14 hours ago | parent [-]

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 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I misconstrued "new" with "this is the worst it's ever been."

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johnnyanmac 15 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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.