[advance_copy]

Because Obama’s OFA and other Soros-funded groups can’t think of anything other than to agitate. It’s just a reflection of stupidity on the left.

[tuffydoodle]

If you support the NRA, you’re a murderer. If you want border security and a wall, you’re a racist. If you encourage and follow biblical standards of morality, you’re a bigot or homophobe. If you don’t agree with liberals on everything, you’re just a hater. No debate, no discussion, no compromise.

[Eddie01]

In a nutshell.

Denial
Anger <-the left can’t get past this
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance

[Clutch Martin]

If you read the Sandburg anecdotal biography of Abraham Lincoln you will clearly see that as far back as the first Republican primary and election, that being Abraham Lincoln, the vile verbal and illustrative abuse was clearly evident, and even before that it appears to be a mainstay tactic in political discourse.

[Fester Chugabrew]

I agree it started with Bork.

[mewzilla]

Oh, fer pete’s sake. If the author thinks incivility is new, his education is sadly lacking. He should take a look at some of the broadsides and political cartoons from our founding. Many of those are vicious, scurilous, slanderous. Some are accurate.
And some are darn funny.

Incivility is hardly new, dude. You just don’t like being on the losing end of it.

[Don Corleone]

The all time low in civility began at Fort Sumpter.

[NohSpinZone]

>>>as the size and scope of the federal government increases, interest groups will spend more on elections in an effort to influence the levers of government<<<

In other words, we're losing. :(

[CptnObvious]

DemocRAT Shrillness and Violence looks to Increase.
Aided and Abetted by the Media.

Does anyone see it differently?

[Buckeye McFrog]

Civility died in 1972 when the Democrats adopted Rules for Radicals as their playbook.

In 2016 we quit bringing a knife to the gunfight.

[FreedomPoster]

Do you think this guy was listening in to our discussion from Monday?

[Retvet]

Also the left doesn’t believe in free speech. Just ask Maxine Waters, if you don’t agree with her you need to be abused.

[RedStateRocker]

The author is rather ignorant of American history.

Compared to the elections of 1820 and 1824 we’re in the era of love and good vibes all around. There haven’t even been any duels yet!

[FreedomForce]

Ironically, it probably started with the far-left’s attacks on LBJ. It picked up steam during Nixon’s tenure.