Re:The Twitter Algorithm
by mcv on Friday March 31, 2023 @08:47PM
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That extreme polarisation didn't start with the last few presidents; it's been the explicit strategy of the Republican Party to demonize the Democrats in every possible way ever since Newt Gingrich became a prominent figure in the 1980s.
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Re:The Twitter Algorithm
by agentgumshoe on Friday March 31, 2023 @09:32PM
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Of course it has. And the Democratic party just wanted to get along.
Either way, unfortunately the political bickering fuelled by bots and social media manipulation is in a very sad state.
> And the Democratic party just wanted to get along.
In comparison to the GOP yes.
It was frustrating to see Obama keep reaching across the aisle and basically getting spit on. Democrats have their faults, but Republicans have made it clear that it's impossible to reach any kind of compromise with them.