Polarization: Worse In The 1960s and 70s?

Recalling bitter conflicts 50 and 60 years ago on Vietnam, race, women's rights

More than 300 acts of violence occurred in the U.S. between January 6, 2021 and before the 2024 election, the wire service Reuters estimated. “New cases of political violence roil US ahead of contentious election.” The cases were part of the biggest and most sustained increase in U.S. political violence since the 1970s.

“In contrast to the 1970s, much o…