Yes, sounds like we have similar perspectives. While there always was a fringe left, I felt that in the 90s and 2000s the left to center left could at least be depended on to be rational. Not so much anymore. I partly blame Congressional Republican’s intransigence after Obama was elected. Many on the left figured why be reasonable if the opposition is going to refuse to compromise? Things have deteriorated since then and gotten far worse under Trump who has fed the extremes on both sides. It’s a mess nowadays.
What happened to "when they go low, we go high"? Just a loss of faith in general intelligence? I don't buy the argument that this has been A/B tested to a point where there's no use arguing against its effectiveness.
