Why is American politics so heated?

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because the ideological differences are infinitesimal so the 'candidates' attack personalities in lieu of an actual debate on issues relevant to the pass of people.

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It's because it's a branch of the entertainment industry.

This. I think Henry Kissinger's quote on student politics is actually quite apt here.

I thought it was re: academics, as in, professional academics, and used it to 'burn' a bitch of a professor I had in 2011, viewed in that light.