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^^^This certainly contributes.

I don't consume ANY television outside of Netflix. And the TV news? Damn. I would rather my children watched porn. "News" is fear-mongering.

But I think the above is more than people being baited into hate / fear.

I wonder if the long COVID situation has broken social bonds and norms. Oregon was far more locked down than most of the country. It messed with people. Maybe more than I realized. And the last two months have had endless rain...