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Originally Posted by PiKA2001
This couldn't be brought up enough. I believe the vitriol and general nastiness that we saw during the GWB's administration just carried over to Obama's. I don't know if it's "payback" from Republicans for the 8 years of crap they had to deal with or maybe our society crossed a line and there's no going back to politely disagreeing on things.
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The vitriol goes back at least to the Clintons, and there were signs of it even when Reagan was in the White House.
On this topic, I highly recommend Peggy Noonan's
Patriotic Grace: What It Is and Why We Need It Now.