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An excellent suggestion was made to concentrate Iran conversation and posting to this mega thread. Please keep as much as you can here so that the main feed isn't overburdened by Iran news.

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[–] CMLVI@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

I think this has added to the divisiveness more than people realize. We aren't arguing over facts anymore, we're arguing over the validity of the information in the 1st place. It kinda ties back to what the person you responded to said; social media and news sources are being merged and combined and continually consolidated, arguably in an attempt to further control the narratives. It's probably amazing for (both) the DNC and GOP that they can easily point to a news network and say "everything here is wrong, we're right", as it tacitly gives their base permission to dismiss the other sides talking points. If the parties can't even agree on facts, compromise can't happen. Political lines grow deeper, and meaningful change and compromise becomes harder, so you end up with the chest beaters who are loud and make people feel good winning elections, while the doers and level headed fade away.