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Commentary: Be above that primal impulse to lash out

I don’t just mean about specific issues like democratic (small “d”) values or the moral implications of supporting certain politicians but, in general — we need to talk.

It is clear to me, as I’m sure it is to many, that Americans are fully enmeshed in a fractured landscape of facts and narratives. If you watch MSNBC, you are living on an entirely different planet than someone who is watching Fox. If you read the Washington Post, you are living on an entirely different planet than someone who is reading Facebook news.

And, really, this isn’t about political ideology.