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A Divider, Not a Uniter, Reprise 0

Steve M. points out that both sides don’t. A snippet; follow the link for the rest.

Mainstream journalists and pundits decry “toxic partisanship” in America without ever recognizing the fact that the Republican Party and its agents treat the generation of toxic partisanship as a primary goal. They wake up every morning, sip their coffee, open their laptops, and think, How can I make my audience hate Democrats and liberals today? Every news story must be recast so that their political enemies are the villains, while they are either victims or heroes.

And I think we can thank Newt Gingrich for embracing this strategy and making it the Republican modus operandi over three decades ago.

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