Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 1:15 pm
I don't know if this is true.
I mean, look at the time line for when this "increase" in partisan politics occurred. Can you think of anything else that was taking place during that same time line?
I just think things appearance worse now because we're besieged with it 24/7 and from multiple sources.
Same thing for crime. Crime is down across the board, and by a significant margin compared to previous decades. That's a fact. Yet, everyone acts like we live in a war zone?
It's because every little thing is scrutinized and blasted via news outlets and social media.
I think our overabundance of communication has created an incorrect perception about how things are, and I believe this poll falls victim to it as well.