polarization

Russia tried to stir up domestic terrorism by fomenting polarization.

The Russians also ran an effective “doppelganger” network of websites that mimicked legitimate American news outlets like the Washington Post but published fake news to undermine confidence in elections and increase polarization.

The toxicity and polarization have broken up friendships and divided families, on a profoundly wounding level.

Amid the deep polarization among the nation’s citizenry in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 insurrection and the COVID-19 pandemic, law enforcement officials were girding for threats against election workers, violence at polling places and voter intimidation — and preparing for what happens once the final ballots are cast.

I’m horrified by the division and the polarization of this world we’re in today.