Has technology created a more divisive country?

[Proud liberal 80]

If just seems like the hate is everywhere and so in your face. I remember when the internet became common in the late 90’s/early 00’s I was shocked with al the vile and racists shit that posted on a message board or even a card game site yahoo. Even the ESPN message boards were a mess. And that is when people were anonymous. Now with twitter and Facebook people aren’t even anonymous and they say outright crazy shit. Then of course you have the blogs and 24 hour news channels. And an online news article’s comments section is just disgusting.

It just seems like hate is everywhere. That is how we got a POTUS like trump who only really has the backing of 30% if the country.

I am no fool. The hate was always there, all this technology just lets us witness it. And now people are becoming bolder about their hate and realize that they don’t have to hide because there are many others who agree.

[HipChick]

1. The hate was always there, all this technology just lets us witness it...

This

[guillaumeb]

2. No need to find a KKK meeting to attend when one can attend a virtual meeting.

Recommended.

[BigmanPigman]

3. Yes, faster and easier to obtain and share.

[Phoenix61]

4. Just a theory

People with a lot hobbies, relationships, famlilies, a job, etc don't have time to post comments. They barely have time to read the articles. What's left is a skewed sample of the American public.

[crazycatlady]

5. I remember message boards were more policed then

I actually had my AOL account suspended back in the day for posting the f-bomb on a message board.

[AlexSFCA]

6. politics have poisoned our life

everything is politicized now, sports, food, even cartoons.

[Anon-C]

7. Overwhelmingly!

Sure it was always there, but it wasn't emailed, texted, shared and memed. Complicity now has an architecture.