Why Polarization Makes No Sense, And Why It Makes Sense To So Many.

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Generating an enemy to direct your hate at is the simplest way to gather people around you to help do your dirty deeds. During World War II the military began by training its recruits to hate the enemy. Maybe somewhat counterintuitively, once those soldiers were in the field, familiarity with their opponents made hating harder versus Americans at…