Why do people argue about politics so much nowadays?

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Because the spread of conspiracy theories like ^^ need to be confronted. As the conspiracy theories grow the response grows.

I feel everything goes around and around in cycles.

Before 9/11, and after Watergate (except for the "Reagan Revolution," Americans were usually pretty apathetic about their politics---except for those particularly interested in politics. I was pretty apathetic.

There wasn't as much of a reactionary backlash as I expected following 9/11. I expected more draconian measures from the Bush government, frankly. I think the restraint shown, for the most part, was admirable.

What really set the present political storm going, I believe, was the Great Recession, starting in 2008. People were losing jobs left and right, and not getting them back left and right. Being unemployed often reactivates dormant political feelings. The blame was laid squarely upon the banking industry, and the government "bailing out" the banks. This got people angry with government, whom they felt ignored their concerns. This reactivated many other grievances...like immigration and "political correctness." This started the ball rolling towards Trump.

It is because the internet is now overrun by PRTs.

Based on her previous posts I am guessing that she means "paid Russian trolls", or something like that.

The nation goes through cycles of polarization, and non polarization.

The new media does have a lot to do with fanning the flames in this cycle of polarization. But its not the only cause.

Both parties had populist uprisings. So its not a simple right vs left thing.

That is a sweeping generalization....and it's wrong.

I know many liberals who speak of "personal responsibility," and even fiscal responsibility in the macrocosmic sense.

Most liberals I know wouldn't go for the antics, say, of "Black Lives Matter" or most of the other "antics" attributed to them (liberals) as a collective.

Just like many conservatives are not "alt-right," or "Tea Party," or into the "religious right."

If you go to Moscow, you will find posters telling you where to apply.

You might also be assigned to troll Western Europe.

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