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It's a problem of education as well as isolation (purposeful or not). You can't know what you haven't been exposed to, nor can you easily argue against something that you're surrounded by (especially as a kid). That being said, there is absolutely no excuse for the older crowd to be like this, as they have heard something about the experiences of parents or grandparents who first hand knew what the fight was about. The Greatest Generation, and certainly many before them, would be shocked at what's been forgotten about authoritarianism, dictators, and nationalism.
I’d argue the modern isolation is absolutely purposeful. Social media can be both a great tool to connect with people and one to isolate them. And with social media algorithms largely biasing towards hateful content since that keeps engagement high. Once a person is isolated they can be feed more hateful content without them even realizing how they are spiraling.
I agree, possibly starting with the Southern Strategy for our situation now, but even before that since influencing people to think certain ways isn't anything new.
Oh we have been trying to influence people to act or vote or do something a certain way for literally thousands of years. Roman society broke down because of how divided things became at certain points.
The fucking car industry has also done wonders to isolate the populace