"The 'us vs. them' nature of our public discourse has grown so sourly partisan that we can no longer agree on basic facts. Each team has its own experts and news sources, so it is entirely possible for a person to never hear an intellectual point of view from the opposite side. In the rare few instances we choose to interact with the 'enemy,' accusations of dishonesty are among the first words on our lips. In other words, we live in a society where it is 'my facts vs. your lies.' Blind partisanship and uninformed opinion, reinforced by our media echo chambers of choice, are greatly harming our country. It doesn’t take a therapist to sense that America is in a very unhealthy place."

http://www.realclearscience.com/articles/2013/10/07/a_skeleton_in_americas_closet_partisanship.html

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