Contra the idea that the internet is to blame, polarization seems historically to be the “natural” state in both the USA and elsewhere. To get less of it you need specific mechanism that have a moderating effect
The US got steadily more polarized along political lines over the last decades by metrics such as how important it is for people that their spouse shares their party affiliation while getting less polarized along race by those metrics.
Matt Talibbi’s Hate Inc is a book that describes the process over the last decades well.
The US got steadily more polarized along political lines over the last decades by metrics such as how important it is for people that their spouse shares their party affiliation while getting less polarized along race by those metrics.
Matt Talibbi’s Hate Inc is a book that describes the process over the last decades well.