"when one party turns antidemocratic and illiberal, incivility and conflict are inevitable—but they are symptoms, not the root problem. Misdiagnosing them as the central issue leads to viewing civility and compromise as remedies, thereby risking the legitimation of authoritarian actors."
We don't need depolarisation, we need deradicalisation.
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It’s Not Polarization; It’s the Radicalization of the Political Right