America in Real Life Must Not Be as Rabid as America Online
Polarization,Politics,Assassination,Social Media,Internet
If you spent time this weekend interacting with your physical environment, that experience likely did not leave you dismayed by the rapid deterioration of the American social fabric.
Maybe you saw one of the dozens, if not hundreds, of well-attended vigils for Charlie Kirk. You might have caught at least one of the NASCAR races, football and baseball games, concerts, or UFC fights honoring his legacy. It’s likely that you spoke about last week’s events at church, with friends, neighbors, and family. And if the polling is to be believed, there was consensus around the horror of it and the growing problem of domestic political violence it represents. The unspoken point of that conversation was to steel your mutual resolve to confront it.
