Re: @Overunder Am I bad for not...
It's the risk that all democracies run and supposed to be offset by people's better nature.
And the fact that the US Congress is full of partisan numpties has little to do with free speech on social media and messenger services. There have always been whackos there. The current excesses are driven more by money and the primary system which puts extremists on the slate. The electoral system favours the two party system and letting the legislature draw the electoral boundaries is very much letting the fox run the hen coop. That said, the recent rise of populism in democracies around the world suggests there are other factors in play.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
