[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Weeerrrllll the divisive BS certainly didn't start with Trump/Bojo/Corbyn etc. and politics will always be divisive, but I do hope we're starting to come to the end of this era where the divisiveness is rooted in anti-intellectualism and politicians prancing around social media like pantomime showponies. That's what I'm sick of. Sneering arseholes either being, or at least acting, ****ing thick.

Oh sure, I don't expect all sides to start agreeing anytime soon! But all three seemed to bring out more divisiveness than before, and all could be accused of dabbling in "personality politics".

You mentioned social media, and I think all three roughly coincide with social media gaining prominence? So who knows, maybe this will be the norm now, for as long as social media is such a part of people's lives...