“… Democrats and Republicans in the United States can no longer agree on even basic facts such as who won the 2020 presidential election and can hardly hold a civil conversation anymore. Bipartisan cooperation in Congress, once a fundamental feature of U.S. politics, has almost disappeared.
When citizens cannot talk with one another, and when they view each other as enemies rather than political rivals,
democracy is untenable. …” 1
- Yuval Noah Harari; Nexus. Random House, New York 2024. pg. 346.