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"Nothing I say should be construed to minimize the polarization inherent particularly in Republican populism and a Trumpian political strategy that so often depends on demonizing his opposition and doing his best to inflame his base (I’ve written about the perils of Trumpism at exhaustive length). But those who care about the health of the American republic cannot and must not ignore the fact that our most powerful cultural cohort just keeps radicalizing. And they’re radicalizing in the least tolerant way. American politics are dangerously polarized, and white progressives share a large part of the blame."
In plain English, there is destructive polarization on both sides, not only on one.
Let's talk about both; let's work on this as a nation. The eagerness of both to see the very worst in the other is part of the problem. In plainer English, polarization bad.
First we must rid ourselves of Trump. Every day he is in office we slip further into the abyss. Once that is done we can talk about picking up the pieces.