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Before we get to the study you conducted on methods to reduce polarization, just put the situation in perspective for us. How divided would you say this country is right now . More divided than it has ever been since the civil war . Caller i would say that the u. S. Is as divided as it has been at any point since the civil war. As a political researcher and a sociologist, i tend to focus on the public opinion, which is one way to look at this. Public opinion data on polarization and attitudes in the American General public is really concerning. It is not looking very good. For example, we see concerning levels of support for condoning violence. Those levels are not high, but i would still describe them as concerning because you want to see that near zero or so. Antisemitic attitudes are pretty high as well. Americans report being willing to tolerate antidemocratic moods from political leaders in their own party for partisan gains. And then finally, we seem steadily increasing partisan
Continues. Host we return now to the topic of Political Polarization in america. Our guest has spent a long time studying the issue at stanford university. Up early for us, thanks so much for being here. Before we get to the study you conducted on methods to reduce polarization, just put the situation in perspective for us. How divided would you say this country is right now . More divided than it has ever been since the civil war . Caller i would say that the u. S. Is as divided as it has been at any point since the civil war. As a political researcher and a sociologist, i tend to focus on the public opinion, which is one way to look at this. Public opinion data on polarization and attitudes in the American General public is really concerning. It is not looking very good. For example, we see concerning levels of support for condoning violence. Those levels are not high, but i would still describe them as concerning because you want to see that near zero or so. Antisemitic attitudes ar