Why Are We So Divided? It Could Be Because Of The “Fourth Turning”
No matter where you turn, everyone is fighting each other. People will base their entire personality on hating someone or something, and nuance is unwelcome in any and all discourse. Would it be any comfort to know that this general vitriol and political extremism is actually just history repeating itself?
Conflict has existed since the beginning of time. In cases large and small, people deal with conflict every day of their lives, from the petty everyday disagreements or slights to experiencing war directly or potentially through a loved one. Yet, the environment surrounding political and cultural discourse is more intense and heightened today, and it feels like people got along much better even just 20 years ago. The sense that no one can get along anymore and that everyone is out to get each other definitely isn’t just in your head.