Group A

Group A  Polarization​ is a division into two sharply contrasting groups or sets of  opinions or beliefs    News’ Headlines:    ● With Few Incentives to Compromise, Dysfunction Will Continue  ● Antifa expands its hit list as political violence escalates  ● 'This has spiraled downward': Trump, top Democrats put raw  partisan divide on full display  ● Don’t Count on Americans Hating Each Other Any Less  Post-Midterms  ○ Baffled by and fearful of each other, the political tribes remain  consumed by loathing and dedicated to total victory.  ● Trump tones down attacks, calls for civility after devices mailed to  Democrats, CNN  ●   ● Antifa group chants outside, vandalizes Fox commentator Tucker  Carlson's home  ● Mitch McConnell wrote an op-ed calling for bipartisanship, and  people are not having it  ● White America is quietly self-segregating  ○ Everyone wants diversity. But not everyone wants it on their  street  ● Obama Warns Social Media Risks Splintering Society      Discuss:  1. Do you think polarization is a problem? Why or why not?  2. Do you think there is an increase of polarization, bipartisanship, or  neither in the public?  3. Do you think the depth of the news item sways opinions?